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One   of  twenty-five   copies   received  from, 
the    Exeter    News-Letter  for   distribution   to 

libraries 

WILLIAM    COOLIDGE    LANE 

Librarian 


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Orderly    Book 


Kept  by 


Jeremiah  Fogg 


Adjutant  Colonel  Enoch  Poor's 
Second  New  Hampshire 
Regiment,  on  Winter  Hill, 
during  the  siege  of  Boston, 
October  28,  1775,  to  Jan- 
uary 12,  1  776. 


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The  Gift  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Osgood, 
of  Cohasset,  Mass.,  [Born  Kensing- 
ton, N.  H.,]  to  Harvard  University, 
October  10,  1842. 


UNIVERSITY 

OF 

'FORNIX 


fopied  and  Notes  by  Capt.  Albert  A.  Fol- 
som,  by  the  permission  of  W.  C.  Lane, 
Esq.,  Librarian  of  Harvard  University. 


EXETER,  N.  H.: 

Reprinted  from   The  Exeter  News-Letter. 

1903. 


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ORDERLY  BOOK  KEPT  BY 
JEREMIAH  FOGG. 


MAJOR   JEREMIAH  FOGG,  BY  HON.  CHARLES 
H.   BELL. 

Major  Jeremiah  Fogg,  the  oldest  son  of  the 
Rev.  Jeremiah  Fogg,  of  Kensington,  was  born 
in  1749,  graduated  at  Harvard  college  in  1768 ; 
spent  several  years  as  a  teacher  in  Newbury- 
port,  where  he  commenced  the  study  of  law 
with  Theophilns  Parsons,  the  most  eminent 
jurist  of  the  time.  At  the  commencement  of 
hostilities,  in  1775,  he  entered  Col.  Poor's  regi- 
ment as  one  of  the  staff  officers  and  continued 
in  the  service  through  the  whole  war.  At  the 
close  of  the  Revolution  he  returned  to  Kensing- 
ton, took  a  prominent  part  in  the  political 
movements  of  the  country,  for  several  years 
was  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Senate, 
and  died  in  1808,  at  the  age  of  59.  He  married 
Lydia  Hill,  of  Cambridge.  It  is  said,  that  when 
he  saw  her  christened,  while  he  was  a  college 
student,  he  playfully  remarked  that  he  meant 
to  marry  her ;  and  though  he  was  a  youth  of 
about  seventeen  and  she  but  an  infant,  still 
after  years  of  adventure  he  found  in  her  his 
future  wife.  As  an  instance  of  coolness  and 
courage,  one  of  his  soldiers  said  that  at  one 
time  his  command  was  surrounded  by  a  supe- 
rior force  of  the  enemy,  and  then  Major  Fogg 
told  us  to  load  our  guns  and  put  on  our  bayo- 
nets and  blaze  through!  He  seems  to  have 
been  a  brave  and  efficient  officer  and  his  jour- 
nals and  letters,  though  written  in  the  camps  of 
the  army,  manifest  his  superior  education  and 
ability. 

Head  Quarters,  Newburg,  } 
Nov.  22,  1782.  f 

Capt,  Jer'h.  Fogg  of  the  2d  New  Hampshire 
regiment,  is  appointed  Brigade  Major  to  the 
New  Hampshire  Brigade,  vice  Capt.  Robinson 
and  is  to  be  respected  accordingly. 

Copied  from  William  Torrey's  orderly 
book  now  in  possession  of  his  grandson, 
Benjamin  B.  Torrey,  treasurer  of  the 
Boston  and  Providence  Railroad  Corpo- 
ration,  Boston,  Mass. 

Council  of  Safety,  page  334,  New 
Hampshire  Historical  Collections : 

Friday,  March  12, 1784. 
Ordered  the  treasurer  to  pay  Maj'r  Jeremiah 
Fogg  One  Hundred  &  two  pounds  nine  Shillings 
and  seven  pence  Extra  pay  as  Aid  de  Camp  to 
Gen'l  Poor  from  2d  July,  1779  to  Sept,  8th,  1780. 

(Enoch  Poor  died  near  Hackensack, 
N.  J.,  8th  Sept,  1780). 


158584 


Head  Quarters,  Oct.  28,  1775 
Parole  Putnam  Count'gn  Heath. 

The  Genl  Court  Martial  whereof  Colo 
Bridge  was  President  is  dissolved. 

It  is  recommended  to  the  non  Cora- 
missd  Officers  &  Soldiers  whose  Pay  will 
be  drawn  in  Consequence  of  last  Thurs- 
days Orders  (Especially  to  those  whose 
Attatchment  to  the  glorious  Cause  in 
which  they  are  engaged  and  which,  will 
induce  them  to  continue  another  Year) 
to  lay  out  their  Money  in  Shirts  Shoes 
Stockings  and  a  good  Pair  of  Leather 
Breeches  and  not  in  Coats  and  Waist- 
coats as  it  is  intended  that  the  New  Army 
shall  be  Cloathed  in  Uniform  to  effect 
which  the  Congress  will  lay  in  Goods 
upon  the  best  Terms  they  can  be  bought 
any  where  for  ready  Cash  and  will  Sell 
them  to  the  Soldiers  without  any  Profit, 
by  which  means  a  Uniform  Coat  and 
Waistcoat  will  come  Cheaper  to  them 
than  any  other  Cloathing  of  the  like 
Kind  can  be  bought 

A  Number  of  Taylors  will  be  im- 
mediately Set  to  work  to  make  Regi- 
mentals for  those  brave  Men  who  are 
willing  at  all  Hazards  to  defend  their 
Rights  and  Privileges. 

The  undermentioned  Persons  in  Col. 
Whitcombs  Regiment  to  be  sent  directly 
to  the  Quartermaster  Gen'l  (viz)  David 
Clark  Saml  Barrett  John  Palmer  James 
Farmer  David  Fleman  Amos  Brown 
Joshua  Holt  Philip  Overlook  &  Joseph 
Chapman  to  burn  Charcoal  for  the  Use 
of  the  Army.  Five  more  Woodcutters 
from  each  Brigade  to  be  added  to  those 
already  ordered  to  cut  Fire  Wood  under 
the  Direction  of  the  Quartermaster  Genl 
A  Genera]  Courtmartial  to  Set  Monday 
Morning  at  9  o'Clock  in  Cambridge  to 
try  Prisoners  as  shall  be  brought  before 
them,  all  Evidences  and  Persons  con- 
cerned to  attend  the  Court 
Josiah    Mecow    Soldier   in   this  Army 


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but  in  what  comp'y  or  Regimt  is  not 
known  may  hear  of  something  much  to 
his  Advantage  by  applying  in  Person  to 
the  Adj't  Genl  at  Head  Quarters  Brigade 
Orders  Oct  29th  1775,  Colo  Poor  Field 
Officer  of  the  Day  Tomr 

Adjut  Putnam 
Lt.  Colo  Wyman  Field  Off  of  the  Picqt 
Within  the  lines  Colo  Doolittle 
Sergt  from  Col.  Poor's  Regt,     1—2—1—1 
—42 

Head  Quarters  Oct.r  29th  1775, 
Parole  Thomas  Countr  Spencer 
Winter  Hill 
Brigade  Orders 

Lt  Colo  Holden  Officer  of  the  Day  To- 
morrow' 

Adjt  Putnam 
Field  Officers  of  Picqt 
and  one  to  act  as  Adj't 

Col.  Stark  his  Surg. 
Maj.  Butterick 
Within  the  Lines  Colo  Webb 
Plowed  hill*  Colo  Poors  Regt.  0—1—2—1 
—42 

Head  Quarters  Octr  30,  1775 
Parole  Andover  Countersign  Bedford 
Camp  on  Winter  Hill,  Octr  30 
Brigade  Orders 

Field  Officer  of  the  Day  Tomorrow  Mr 
Moor 

Field  Officer  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  Gilman 
Picqt  within  the  Lines  to  Night  Col  Reeds 
Regt. 

Plough'd  Hill 

C  Sub.  St. 
From  Colo  Poors  Regimt         1— i— 2— 42 

Head  Quarters  Octo  31,  1775 
Parole  Cambridge  Countsn  Dedham 
As  many  Officers  and  others  have  be- 
gan to  enlist  Men  for  the  Continental 
Army  without  Orders  from  Head  Quarters 
the  General  desires  that  immediate  Stop 
be  put  thereto  that  the  Inlistment  be  re- 
turned and  that  no  Person  for  the  future 

*Later  named  Convent  Hill. 


presume  to  interfere  in  the  matter  till 
there  is  a  proper  Establishment  of  Offi- 
cers, and  those  Officers  authorized  and 
instructed  in  what  Manner  to  proceed. 
Commissions  for  the  New  Army  are  not 
intended  merely  for  those  who  can  inlist 
most  men,  but  for  such  Gentlemen  as  are 
most  likely  to  deserve  them.  The  Gen- 
eral would  not  have  it  even  Supposed 
therefore,  nor  our  Enemies  encouraged 
to  believe,  that  there  is  a  Man  in  the 
Army  except  a  few  under  particular  Cir- 
cumstances who  will  require  to  be  twice 
asked  to  do  what  his  honor,  his  personal 
Liberty  the  Welfare  of  his  Country,  and 
the  Safety  of  his  Family  so  loudly  de- 
mand of  him.  When  Motives,  powerful 
as  these  Conspire,  to  call  men  into  Ser- 
vice and  when  that  Service  is  rewarded 
with  higher  Pay  than  Private  Soldiers 
ever  yet  met  with  in  any  former  War, 
the  Genl  cannot  nor  will  not  till 
he  is  convinced  to  the  Contrary 
harbor  so  despicable  an  Opinion  of  their 
Understanding  and  Zeal  for  the  Cause  as 
to  believe  they  will  deserve  it. 

As  the  Congress  has  been  at  much 
Pains  to  buy  Goods  to  cloath  the  new 
Army,  and  the  Quartermaster  Genl  at 
great  Trouble  to  collect  on  the  best 
Terms  he  can  such  Articles  as  are  want- 
ing for  this  Purpose,  he  is  directed  to  re- 
serve those  Goods  for  those  brave 
Soldiers  who  are  determined  to  Stand 
forth  in  Defence  of  their  Country  another 
year,  and  that  he  may  be  able  to  quit  the 
service,  at  the  End  of  their  present  En- 
gagement he  will  be  furnished  with  the 
Inlistments,  any  Person  therefore  (Ne- 
groes excepted,  which  the  Congress  do 
not  incline  to  inlist  again)  coming  with  a 
proper  Order  aud  will  Subscribe  the  In- 
listment  shall  be  immediately  supplied, 
and  that  every  non  Commissioned  Officer 
and  Soldier  may  know  upon  what  Terms 
he  engages,  he  is  hereby  informed  that 


he  is  to  be  paid  by  Callendar  Months,  at 
the  present  Rate  viz  48s  to  the  Serjeauts 
44  to  Corporals  Drummers  and  Fifers 
and  40  to  the  Privates,  which  pay  tis  ex- 
pected will  be  regularly  distributed  every 
Month,  that  each  Man  is  to  furnish  his 
own  Arms,  and  good  ones,  or  if  Arms 
are  found  him  he  is  to  allow  6s  for  the 
Use  of  it  during  the  Campaign,  that  he 
is  to  pay  for  his  Cloathing,  which  will  be 
laid  in  for  him  on  the  best  Terms  it  can 
be  bought,  lor  which  a  Stoppage  of  10s 
Pr  Month  will  be  made  till  the  Cloathing 
are  paid  for — that  two  Dollars  will  be 
allowed  every  one  of  them  who  brings  a 
good  Blanket  of  his  own  with  him,  and 
will  have  Liberty  to  carry  it  away  with 
him  at  the  End  of  the  Campaign — that 
the  present  Allowance  of  Provisions  will 
be  continued  to  them  and  that  every  Man 
who  inlists  shall  be  indulged  with  a 
reasonable  Time  to  visit  his  Family  in 
the  Course  of  the  Winter,  to  be  regulated 
in  Such  a  Manner  as  not  to  weaken  the 
Army  or  injure  the  Service  The  Quarter- 
master Genl  in  preparing  Barracks  for 
the  Officers  is  to  assign  one  to  each  com- 
pleat  Corps  under  the  new  Establishment. 
Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Oct.  31st,  1775 
Brigade  Orders 

Field  Officers  of  the  Day  Tomorrow  Lt. 
Colo  Nixon.    Adjutant  Peabody 

Field  Officers  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Webb 
his  Surgeon  and  one  to  act  as  Adj'nt. 
Maj'r  Hale  within  the  Lines  Colo  Nixons 
Regt 

Plough'd  Hill,  Col.  Poor's  Regt  1—2—1— 
1—42 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Nov.  1.  1775 
Regimental  Orders 

Joseph  Fogg  Quartermaster  is  ap- 
pointed to  collect  all  the  Fines  in  this 
Regiment  and  dispose  of  them  as  ordered 
by  the  Commanding  Officer  of  the  Regi- 
ment 

Pr  Order  Col  Poor.  J  Fogg  Adj't. 


That  a  Courtmartial  be  held  Tomorrow 
Morning  at  9  oClock  whereof  Capt. 
Leavet  is  appointed  President  to  try  all 
Persons  that  may  be  brought  before 
them 

Lieut  Beal 

Lieut  Lyford 

Ensign  Chase 

Ensign  Chandler 
All  Evidences   and    Persons    Concerned 
are  desired  to  attend. 

Head  Quarters  November  1th  1775 
Parole  Dochester,  Countersign  Epsom 
The  General  Recommends  it  to  those 
officers  who  have  Signified  there  In- 
tentions to  Continue  in  the  Service  of 
the  united  Colonies  another  Campaign 
not  to  Run  Themselves  to  any  Expense 
in  Providing  Coats  &  Waistcoats  until 
They  are  arrainged  Into  Proper  Cores, 
and  the  uniform  of  the  Regiment  they 
may  belong  to  acertained,  which  will 
probably  be  done  in  a  few  days 
Brigadier  Orders,  Camp  Winter  Hill 
Nov.  1. 
Field  Officers  of  the  Day  to  Morrow 
Lieut  Col  Gilraan,  adjutant  Holden  of  the 
day 

Field  officer  of  the  Picqut  Lt  Col  Hall 
Picqt  within   the     Lines   to  Night    Col 
Starks  Regt. 

From  Col  Poors  Regiment 
1_1_2— 1—42 
Head  Quarters  November  2d  1775 
Parole    Falmouth    Countersign    Georgie 
Brigade  Orders 

Field  officer  of  The  day  to  Morrow 
Major  Putnam,  Adjutant  Chandler  of  the 
Day  Field  officer  of  the  Picquit  Col 
Nixon  His  Surgeon  and  one  to  act  as 
Adjudant  And  Major  La  Himore 
Picquet  within  the  Lines  to  Night  Col 
Poors  Regimt  Picquit  on  Plough  Hill 
to  Morrow 

From  Col  Poors  Regt  1—2—1—1—42 
Nov  1,  1775 — A  Regimental  Court  Martial 


ordered  to  sett  tomorrow  To  Try  all  Per- 
sons brought  before  them  by  ordr  Col 
Poor  whereof  Captain  Moses  Savill  is  ap- 
pointed Pres'd  Members  Ensign  Drew, 
Ensign  Lyford,  Ensign  Chase,  Ensign 
Chandler,  George  Sheppard  being  brought 
Before  the  Court,  for  steeling  from 
thrething  and  abusing  one  Patten  Russell 
the  Prisoner  Pled  not  Guilty  and  begs 
The  Court  will  adjourn  so  that  he  may 
git  his  Evidences  Accordingly  the  Court 
is  adjourned  untill  2  oClock  P  M  Mett  ac- 
cording to  adjournment  and  proceed'd 
to  Try  the  Prisoner  the  Court  are  unani- 
mously of  opinion  the  Prisoner  is  not 
Guilty  of  the  Crime  laid  against  him 
therefore  will  Acquit  Him 

Moses  Lavitt,  Presdt 
The  Commanding   officer    approves   the 
opinion   of    the    Court    and    orders   the 
Prisoner  to  be  Immediately    Dismissed 
from  Guard  Enoch  Poor,  Col 

Head  Quarters  Novemr  3d  1775 
Parole  Huntington  Countersign  Ips- 
wich William  Bryant,  Alexander  Hing- 
ham  Francis  Woodbury  and  Joseph  Rock- 
wood  Tryed  at  a  late  General  Court 
Martial  For  Stealing  Rum  at  the  Comis- 
aryes  Store  the  Court  are  of  Opinion  That 
the  Prisoners  Bryant,  Hingham  and 
Woodbury  are  Not  Guilty,  but  that  The 
Prisoner  Rockwood  is  Guilty  of  the 
Crime  Laid  against  him  therefore  Sen- 
tence him  To  Receive  ten  Lashes  on  his 
bare  back  at  The  head  of  the  Regimt  he 
belongs  to  the  General  Aproves  the  Sen- 
tence and  orders  it  to  be  Put  in  Execu- 
tion as  soon  as  the  weather  Will  Permit 
Brigade  Orders 

Field  officers  of  the  day  toMorrow  Lieut. 
Colo  Whyman.  Adj  Fogg 
Field  officer    of    the    Picqt    Lieut  Colo 
Nixon 

Picqt.   Within  the  Lines   Colo  Hutchin- 
sons  Regt 
Picqt  on  Plough  Hill 


Colo  Read 

1—2—3—2—37 

Colo  Nixon 

D    D 
1—1—1—2—29—1—1 

Stark 

0—1—2—1—42 

Poor 

0—1—1—2—42 

Hutchinson 

1—2—1—2—39 

Doolittle 

0—1—2—2—29 

Webb 

2—2—2—0—32 

5-10-12-11-250 
Head  Quarters  November  4th.  1775 
Parole  London — Countersign   Monmouth 
Brigadier  General  Sulervans  orders  Novr 
4,  1775 

Field  officer  of  the  day  toMorrow  Lt  Colo 
Hall 

Adjutant  Putnam,  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Read 
His  Surgeon  and  one  to  act  as  adjutant 
Major  Moor. 

Picqt  within  the  Lines  to   Night    Colo 
Dolittle's  Regt. 
Picqt  on  Plough  Hill  from 
Colo  Read  1—2—3—3—39 

D    F 
Nixon  o—l—2—2—29—l—l 

Starks  1—2— 1— 2— 36— 1— 1 

Poor  1—1— 1—1—34 

Hutchinson  2—2—1—41 

Dolittle  1—1—2—2—36 

Webb  1— 1—1—0—35 

Camp  Winter  Hill  Nov.  5,  1775, 
A  Regimental  Court  Martial  Ordered  to 
set  ToMorrow  Nine  oClock  A.  M.  To 
try  all  Persons  Brought  before  them  by 
order  Colo  Poor,  whereof  Capt.  Titcomb 
is  President. 

Members  Lieut  Carr.  Lieut  Gilman  Eu- 
sign  More  Ensign  Chandler 
A  Regimental  Court  Martial  held  this 
Day  Whereof  Capt.  Benjamin  Titcomb  is 
President,  Nathan  Martin  of  Capt  Short- 
ridges  Company  Tryed  for  Stealing  Two 
Pair  unfinished  Slevs  Buttons  From  Mr 
William  Gowing  at  Medford  The  Said 
Prisoner  Pleads  Guilty  before  ye  Court 
of  the  Crime  brought  against  Him. 
The  Court  are  of  Opinion   that  the  Said 


Prisoner  Receive  twelve  Lashes  on  his 
Naked  back,  and  be  Drummed  out  of  the 
Regiment 

The  Above  Sentence  abroved  of  and 
ordered  To  be  Put  in  Execution  as  Soon 
as  may  be  Enoch  Poor  Colo. 

Head  Quarters,  Novemb.  5th  1775. 

Parole  Montgomery  Countersign 
Chamblee  Samuel  Huntington,  John  Eng- 
lish Soldiers  in  The  34th  Regiment  of 
Foot  Tryed  at  a  Late  General  Court  Mar- 
tial, for  Mutiny.  The  Court  upon  Mature 
Consideration  are  of  opinion  that  the 
Evidence  against  the  Prisoners  is  not 
Sufficient  To  Convict  them  of  Mutiny 
but  that  they  are  Each  of  them  guilty  of 
asisting  and  Incoreraiging  Mutiny  there- 
fore adjudge  that  Each  of  them  Pay  a 
fine  of  15s.  and  Suffer  Each  of  them  15 
Day  Fatigue  The  General  approves  the 
Sentence  and  Orders  it  to  be  put  in  Exe- 
cution 

As  The  Commander  in  chief  has  bin 
apprised  of  a  Design  formed  for  the  ob- 
servance of  That  Rediculous,  and  child- 
ish Custom  of  burning  The  Eftegy  off  the 
Pope 

He  cannot  help  Expressing  his  Sup- 
prize  That  their  should  be  officers  and 
Soldiers  in  this  array  So  void  of  Com- 
mon sense  as  Not  to  see  the  impropriety 
of  such  a  step  at  this  Juncture,  at  a  time 
when  we  Are  Soliciting  and  have  raly  ob- 
tained the  friendship  and  alienee  of  the 
People  of  Cannada  whome  We  Ought  to 
Consider  as  brethering  imbarked  In  the 
same  cause  in  the  Defence  of  General 
Liberty  of  America  at  such  a  Juncture 
and  In  such  Surcomstances  to  be  insult- 
ing is  So  monstronce,  as  not  to  be  suf- 
fered— or  Executed  Indeed  instead  of 
offering  the  moste  Romote  Insult  it  is 
our  duty  to  Redress  Public  Thanks  to 
these  our  brethering  as  to  them  We  are 
so  much  Indepted  for  our  late  happy 
Success  over  our  Common  Enymees  at 
Canada 


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Camp  Winter  Hill  Nov'r  5.  1775. 
Brigadier   General   Sullervans   Orders. 
Field  officer  of  the  day  to  Morrow  Major 
Lattiraore,    Adjutant    Woodard    of    the 
Picquet  Lieut  Colo  Holden   Picquet  with- 
in the  lines  to  Night 
Colo  Webbs  Regiment 
Picquet  for  Plough  Hill 
Colo  Read  1—1—2—1—39 

Nixon  1—1—2—2—29 

Starkes  0—1—2—1—36 

Poor  1—1—1—2—34 

Hutchinson  1—2—1—2—41 
Dolittle  0—2—2—2—36 

1  Drum  1  Fife 
Webb  1—2—2—1—35 

Camp  Winter  Hill  Nov'r  6,  1775. 
Head   Quarters,  Parole  Arnold,   Counter- 
sign Quebeck. 

Robert  Hanson  Harrison  Esq'r  is  ap- 
pointed Aid  de  Camp  To  his  Excellency 
the  Commander  in  Chief  And  all  orders 
whether  written  or  verble  Coming  from 
the  General,  Through  Mr.  Harrison  are 
to  be  Punctually  obeyed,  All  the  men  con- 
fined by  Lieut  Colo  Reed  of  The  26th 
Regiment  ware  released  upon  application 
To  Head  Quarters.  The  General  so  far 
from  being  Displeased  with  Colo  Reed 
for  his  indeavers  to  Prevent  an  infringe- 
ment of  General  orders  as  That  he  thanks 
the  Colonel  as  he  shall  Every  Officer  who 
pays  strict  obedience  to  orders  as  with- 
out so  doing  it  is  in  vain  to  Think  of 
Preserving  order  and  dicipline  in  an 
army.  The  Disagreeableness  of  The 
weather  Scircity  of  Wood  &c  inclined  the 
General  to  overlook  the  offense  Commit- 
ted at  that  time  but  he  hopes  and  Ex- 
pects the  officers  &  Soldiers  will  for 
the  future  Carefullv  avoid  Cutting  Trees 
and  Commiting  waiste  upon  the  Property 
of  Those  allready  But  to  much  Des- 
tressed  by  the  Depredation  of  the  En- 
nemy. 


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November  Gth  1775. 
Brigadier    General    Sullervan's    orders 
Field  officer  of  the  day  Major  Putnam 
Adjutant  Webb 

Field  officer  of  the  Ficq  Colo  Nixon  his 
Surgeon  And  one  to  Act  as  Adjutant. 
Major  Cilley 

Picqt    Within  the  Lines   Colo   Webbs 
Regmnt 

Ficqt  From  Colo  Poors  Regiment. 
0—1—2—2—34  Privates. 
Head  Quarters  November  7th,  1775. 
Parole  Wilks  Counter  Sign  Liberty 
Brigadier  General  Sulervans  orders 
Field  officer  of  the  Day  to  Morrow  Majr 
Butterick. 
Adjutant  of  the  Day  Peabody 
Field   officer  of    the  Picqt   Colo    Mac 
Duffee. 

Picqt  Within  the  Lines  to  Night  Colo 
Nixons  Regt. 

Head  Quarters  November  8th  1775, 
Parole  Coit— Countersign  Success 
Camp  Winter  Hill  Novr  8th, 
Brigadier  General  Sulervans  Orders 
Field  officer  of  the  Day  toMorrow 
Major  Hale  Adjut  Holden 
Field  officer  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Webb 
His   Surgeon   and   one  to  act  as  adjutant 
Picqt   within    the     Lines    toNight    Colo 
Starks 

Picqt  from  Colo  Poors  Rgt. 
1—1 — 1 — 1 — 34 
Head  Quarters  Novr  9,  1778 
Parole   Andover-Countersign    Bedford 
To  Prevent  any   False  alarm     Notice  is 
Hereby   Given   that    the   Rifle   Battalion 
Will  Discharge  their  Arms  toMorrow  12 
o'Clock 

Brigage  Major  Hanly  having  Droped 
His  Pocket  Book  between  head  Quarters 
and  Prospect  Hill  in  which  wass  42 
dollars  in  paper  Money  a  Note  of  Hand 
and  sundry  Letters  any  Person  bringing 
the  Same  to  Major  Hanly  at  General 
Heaths  Brigd  Will  be  handsomely  Re- 
warded. 


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Camp  Winter  Hill  Nor  9,  1775. 
Brigade  GeueralSullevans  orders 
Field  officer  of  the  Day  to  Morrow 
Major  Cilley.     Adjutant  Chandler 
Field  officer  of  the  Picqt  Lieut 
Colo  Gilman,  Picqt  within  the  Lines  Colo 
Poor's  Regimt 
On  Plough  Hill  Colo  Poors  Regt 

1_1_2— 2— 36 
1  Subbolton,  3  Privets  to   Parade   on  the 
General  Parade   when   the  Picqt  Gd  Goes 
on. 

Head  Quarters  Novr  10  1775 
Parole  Cumberland  Countersign  Durham 
The  General  thanks  Colo  Thompson  and 
The  Other  Gallant  Officers  and  Soldiers 
As  well  of  other  Regiments  as  the  Rifelers 
For  the  alacretary  yesterday  in  Pushing 
Through  the  water  to  git  to  the  Ennemy 
On  Leach  Moors  Piont  he  is  informed 
That  There  whare  some  Names  as  yet 
Unnone  who  Discovered  a  backwardness 
In  Crossing  Causey,  these  will  be  Marked 
if  they  can  be  Discovered  The  General 
wass  much  vSupprised  &  Consarned  to  see 
the  Order  in  which  Many  of  the  Arms  in 
Several  of  the  Regiments  Apperd  he  had 
not  time  to  Inquire  the  Names  of  the 
Perticiler  Officers  to  which  Campanys 
they  belonged*  But  Desires  that  this 
hint  may  be  received  as  an  admonition 
by  Such  officers  as  are  Conscience  of  ther 
Neglect  of  this  Duty  as  Other  Methods 
will  fallen  upon  if  it  is  Not 

Camp  Winter  Hill  Novr   10th  1775. 
Brigadier      General      Sulervans      Order 


*Nov.  9th,  At  the  top  of  high  water,  the  tide 
heing  very  full,  Some  British  light  infantry,  in 
boats,  Came  over  from  Boston,  And  landed  at 
Lachmer's  Point.  The  Centinels  on  that  point 
Came  off;  the  alarm  was  given;  and  several 
huundred  Americans  forded  over  the  Causeway 
in  the  face  of  the  British,  the  water  at  least 
two  feet  deep.  The  British,  Seeing  the  Spirit 
of  the  Americans,  although  they  were  ad- 
vantageously posted,  made  a  precipitate  retreat 
to  their  boats.  Three  or  four  Americans  were 
wounded,  one  mortally.  The  British  ship  and 
floating  batteries  kept  up  a  brisk  fire ;  but  to 
little  purpose.— Heath's  Memoirs, p.  23, 1901. 


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Field     officer    of    the  Day    Colo    Stark 

Adjutant  Fogg 

Field   officer  of   the   Picqt   Colo  Dolittle 

And  One  to  Act  as  adjutant 

Majr  Butterick 

Picqt      Withiu      the     Lines     to     Night 

Lt    Colo    Hutchinsons    Regiment    From 

Picqt    Col    Poors    Regt    0— 2— 1— 2— 3G 

Main     Guard     to      be      Supplyd      Colo 

Webbs  Rt. 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Novr  11,  1775 

A  Regimental  Court  Martial  was  ordered 
To  sett  this  day  to  try  all  Person  brought 
Before  them,  by  order  Enoch  Poor  Colo 
allso  orders  that  his  Regiment  be  Surched 
by  the  Sergts  of  the  Companys  They 
belong  to  to  see  what  Quantity  of  Am- 
unition  Each  man  has  and  Make  Report 
of  the  Same  Imediately. 

Head  Quarters  Novem'r  11th,  1775. 
Parole  Effingham  Countersign  Franklin. 
Camp  Winter  Hill  Nov'r  11th  1775. 

Brigadier  General  Sulervans  orders 
The  Field  officer  of  the  day  to  Morrow 
Lieut  Colo  McDuffee  Adjutant  Putnam 
Field  officer  of  the  Picqt  Lieut  Colo  Hall 
Picqt  within  the  lines  tonight  Colo*  Do- 
litles  Regt  Picqt  Guard  on  plough  Hill 
from  Colo  Poors  Regiment 
C    SSargtC 

1—1—2—1—43  Privets 
a   Captain    three  subboltons  5   Sergts  5 
Corporals  and  70  Privetts  are  ordered  to 
work  in  the  alarm  Poste  in  fixing  proper 
drains  to  Draw  of  the  water  From   said 
Poste  under  the  Direction  of  Lieut  Colo 
McDuffee,  from  Colo  Poors  Regimint 
C    S  Sagt  C 
0—0—1—0 
10  Privets  to  parad  at  The  time  the  Picqt 
guard  goes  on 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Nov'r  12—1775. 
Brig.  Gen'l  Sullivan's  Orders. 

All  the  Men  not  employed  on  the  Bar- 
racks or  on  Guard  are  to  be  constantly 
employed  in  fixing  the  Lines  on  Winter 


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Hill  compleatiug  the  Citadel  and  draining 
the  Ditches.  No  Time  is  to  be  lost  in- 
having  these  works  compleated  Every 
Officer  and  Soldier  is  entreated  to  exert 
himself  in  having  this  Work  finished 
without  Delay — 

The  Soldiers  who  receive  Discharges 
are  to  leave  Arms,  Accoutrements  and 
Blankets  with  their  Colos  who  are  to 
have  them  appraised  and  kept  for  the 
Benefit  of  the  Army  and  the  Soldiers 
paid  their  true  value  —  this  being  the 
Method  pointed  out  by  the  Continental 
Congress  As  every  hostile  Preparation  is 
making  by  our  inveterate  Enemies 
to  inslave  this  distressed  Country  the 
Gen'l  flatters  himself  that  the  Soldiers  in 
his  Brigade  who  have  shown  so  noble  a 
Disposition  in  Defense  of  their  Country, 
will  vie  with  each  other  in  their  For- 
wardness to  Serve  the  ensuing  Campaign, 
and  instead  of  being  discouraged  by  the 
Danger  with  which  we  are  threatened  and 
the  Hardships  of  a  Winter  Campaign, 
will  witness  to  the  World  their  Attach- 
ment to  the  Cause  of  their  Country,  by 
their"  Readiness  to  defend  her  at  a  Time 
when  every  Circumstance  so  loudly  calls 
for  their  Assistance — 

The  Commanders  of  the  Several  Regi- 
ments are  immediately  to  have  a  Review 
of  their  Arms  and  Ammunition  and  re- 
port the  State  of  them  to  the  Adjutant 
General  that  the  Soldiers  may  be  well 
supplied 

Commissary  Emerson  is  ordered  to 
deliver  out  same  to  the  Officers  and  Sol- 
diers at  the  same  Rate  he  takes  in,  for 
which  the  Gen'l  will  indemnify  him. 

The  Field  officer  commanding  the  Picqt 
from  Winter  Hill  is  to  take  under  his 
Care  the  20  Watch  Coats  furnished  by 
the  Qr  Master  Genl  for  this  Brigade  for 
the  use  of  the  advanced  Picqt  in  the 
Orchard  for  which  Rect  he  is  to  give  the 
Brig   Major  a  Rect  which  he  may  take 


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again  when  releaved,  upon  his  producing 
a  Kect  from  the  Field   Officer  who  re- 
leaves   his   Party  from  Winter  Hill  to  be 
accountable  for  said  Watch  Coats. 
Officer  of  the  day  Colo  Webb 

Adj  Woodward. 

Officer  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Poor  his  Sur- 
geon and  one  to  Act  as  Adjutant  Major 
Hale  Picqt  within  the  Lines  Col  Webbs 
Regt. 

Picqt  from  Colo  Poors 

D    F 
1—2—2— 2— 43— 1—1 
Head  Quarters,  Novr  12,  1775 
Parole  America  Counts  Freedom 

Each  Colo  upon  the  Establishment  to 
come  to  Head  Quarters  Tomorrow  Morn- 
ing at  Ten  oClock  in  Order  to  receive 
from  the  Adjt  General  as  many  printed 
Inlistments  as  there  are  Commissd  Offi- 
cers in  his  Regimt — They  will  therefore 
without  Delay  distribute  one  to  each  Offi- 
cer who  is  forthwith  to  proceed  to  inlist 
men  for  their  respective  Regimts  in  the 
Continental  Army — The  Soldiers  as  the 
printed  Inlistments  express  to  be  in- 
gaged  to  Serve  until  the  last  day  of  Deer 
1776— In  the  Genl  Orders  of  the  31st  of 
Octr  it  is  declared  that  every  non  Com- 
missd officer  and  Soldier  shall  be  paid  by 
the  Kalender  Months  as  follows  to  a 
Sergt  48s  to  the  Corporals,  Drums  & 
Fifers  44s  and  40s  to  each  Private  which 
Pay  it  is  expected  will  be  regularly 
distributed  every  Month.  Each  Non 
Commissioned  Officer  and  Soldier  (Drumr 
&  Fifers  Excepted)  is  to  furnish  his  own 
Arms — if  Arms  are  found  him  he  is  to 
allow  6s  at  the  End  of  the  Campaign 
for  the  Use  thereof — New  Cloathing  will 
forthwith  be  provided  for  every  Non 
Commissioned  Officer  and  Soldier,  for 
which  an  easy  Stoppage  of  only  10s  Pr 
Month  will  be  made  out  of  the  Pay  untill 
the  whole  is  paid — Two  Dollars  will  be 
allowed  to  every  Non  Commissd  Officer  & 


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Soldier  who  provides  himself  with  a  good 
Blanket!— and  Liberty  to  take  it  Away  at 
the  End  of  the  Campaign  the  present 
ample  allowance  of  Provision  will  be  con- 
tinued— All  those  who  inlist  will  be  in- 
dulged in  a  Reasonable  Time  to  visit  their 
Families  in  the  Course  of  the  Winter  this 
is  to  be  regulated  in  Such  a  Manner  as 
not  to  weaken  the  Army  or  injure  the 
Service. 

To  prevent  Such  Contentions  as  have 
arisen  from  the  Same  Person  being  inlist- 
ed  by  different  Officers  for  different  Regi- 
ments, it  is  positively  ordered  upon  Pain 
of  being  Cashiered,  that  no  Officer 
knowingly  presume  to  inlist  any  Soldier 
who  has  been  previously  inlisted  by  an- 
other Officer — where  such  a  Mistake 
happens  undesignedly  the  first  Inlistment 
is  to  take  Place — The  Officers  are  to  be 
Careful  not  to  inlist  any  Person  Suspect- 
ed of  being  unfriendly  to  the  Liberties  of 
America  or  any  Vagabond  to  whom  all 
Causes  or  Countries  are  equally  alike  in- 
different the  Rights  of  Mankind  and  the 
Freedom  of  America  will  have  Numbers 
sufficient  to  them  without  resorting  to 
such  wretched  Assistances — Let  these 
who  wish  to  put  Shackles  upon  Freemen 
fill  their  Ranks  and  place  their  Confidence 
in  such  Miscreants 

Neither  Negroes,  Boys  unable  to  bear 
Arms  nor  old  Men  unfit  to  endure  the 
Fatigues  of  a  Campaign  are  to  be  inlist- 
ed, the  Preference  being  given  to  the 
present  Armv — The  Officers  are  vigilant- 
ly to  try  what  Number  of  Men  can  be  in- 
listed  in  the  Course  of  next  Week  and 
make  report  thereof  to  their  Colo  who 
will  make  report  to  the  Gcnl— this  to  be 
done  every  Week  untill  the  Whole  are 
Compleated 

The  Regts  are  to  consist  of  eight  Com- 
panies, each  Compy  of  a  Capt  two  Lieuts 
and  an  Ensign  4  Serjeants  4  Corporals 
two  Drumrs  or  Fifers  and  76  Privates 


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As  the  Regemts  are  compleated  they  will 
be  mustered  and  then  reviewed  by  their 
Commander  in  Chief,  when  the  Hole  of 
each  Company  Signed  by  the  Captain  ac- 
cording to  a  Form  previously  delivered 
by  the  Ad  jut'  Genl  is  to  be  delivered  to 
his  Excellency— 

The  Colo  of  each  Regimt  will  receive  a 
List  of  the   Officers  upon  the  New  Estab- 
lishment   from    his     Brigadr    Genl — the 
Commissd  Non   Commissd   Officers   and 
Soldiers  of  the  present  Army,  are  not- 
withstanding their   new  Engagements  to 
continue   in   the   Company   and  Regemts 
they  now  belong  to,  untill  further  Orders 
— upon  any   Soldier   being   Inlisted  from 
the  present  into  the  New   Establishment, 
The  Regiment  he   now   belongs  to  with 
his  Name  Town   and   County  are  to  be 
entered  in  a  Roll  kept   for   that   Purpose 
by  each  Officer  a  Copy  of  the  Roll  signed 
to  be  sent  every  Saturday  Morning  to  the 
Colo  of  each  Regt — When  the  new  Regi- 
ments are  compleated,  the  Colo  maj  upon 
Applecation  receive  Continental  Commis- 
sions for  themselves  and   their  Officers — 
Regimental  Orders  Nov.  12th. 
All  the  Soldiers  in  the  Regiment  before 
their  Discharges  are  delivered   must  give 
up  to  the  Quartermasters   their  Guns  and 
Accoutrements  Ammunition  and  Blankets 
Capt  Gilman,    Capt.    Wentworth  &  Lieut 
Bell   are  appointed  to  apprize  those  Guns 
and  Blankets  which  are  private   Property 
and  transmit   the   Same  to  the  QrMaster 
who  is  to  make  Record   of   the  same,  as 
also  of  those  guns  that  .belong  to  the 
Colony 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Novr  13  1775 
Brigade  Orders 

Field  Officer  of  the  day  Lt  Colo  Holden 
Adjutant  Webb 

Field  Officer  of    the    Picket   Lt   Colo 
Nixon 

Picqt   within   the     Lines     tonight     Colo 
Reeds  Regt 


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Picqt  Guard  from  Colo  Poor 

C.    S. 

1_1_2_2— 43 
Head  Quarters  Novr  13th  1775 
Parole  Granby-Countn  Barre 

The  Colo  upon  the  new  Establishment 
to  settle  as  soon  as  possible  with  the  Qr 
Mast  Genl  the  Uniform  of  their  respec- 
tive Regemts  that  the  Buttons  may  be 
properly  numbered  and  the  work  flnisht 
without  Delay 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Novr  13 

The  Court  of  Enquiry  whereof  Colo 
Nixon  is  President  is  ordered  to  Set  To- 
morrow to  enquire  into  the  Conduct  of 
Capt  Ebenr  Winship  of  Colo  Nixon's 
Regimt  at  Jona  Porters  Tavern  last  Fri- 
day Evening  Colo  Webb  to  be  President 
Colo  Nixon  being  absent,  all  Evidences 
and  persons  concerned  are  ordered  to 
attend  at  Temples  House  at  9  oClock  a.  m. 
Each  Colo  in  Genl  Sullivan's  Brigade  to 
appoint  an  Overseer  of  their  respective 
Artificers  to  be  under  the  Direction  of 
Colo  Hutchinson 

Head  Quarters  Nov.  14,  1775 
Parole  St  Johns  Count,  Montgomery 

This  Moment  a  Confermation  has 
arrived  of  the  glorious  Success  of  the 
Continental  Arms  and  Surrender  of  the 
Fortress  of  St.  Johns  the  Garrison  of 
that  Place  and  Shamblee  being  made  Pris- 
oners of  War— the  Commander  in  Chief 
is  confident  the  Army  under  his  immedi- 
ate Direction  will  Show  their  Gratitude  to 
Providence,  for  thus  favoring  the  Cause 
of  Freedom  &  America  and  by  their 
Thanksgiving  to  God,  their  Zeal  and  Per- 
servrance  in  this  Righteous  Cause,  con- 
tinue to  deserve  his  future  Blessings 

That  no  Kind  of  Confusion  or  Disorder 
may  arise  between  the  Old  and  new  Ap- 
pointments in  Case  the  Dispair  and 
Malice  of  the  Enemy  should  Call  us  into 
Action  it  is  again  declared  that  the  Men 
who  inlist  into  the  new  Army  are  to  con- 


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tinue  in  the  Regemts  &  Companies  they 
at  present  belong  to,  untill  further  Orders 
— It  is  earnestly  recommended  to  all  the 
Officers  of  the  old  Regimts  to  see  that 
those  Mens  Arms  are  always  in 
Good  Order  and  the  Men  not 
Suffered  to  Straggle  from  Camp  nor 
on  any  account  to  quit  their  Post 
when  upon  Duty,  but  be  ready  to  tuin 
out  at  a  Moments  Warning,  as  they  may 
rely  upon  it  whenever  it  happens  it  will 
be  sudden. 

Very  pointed  Complaints  having  this 
day  been  made  against  the  Commissary 
Gen'l  from  Several  Field  Officers  of  Gen'l 
Sullivans  Brigade  the  Commander  in 
Chief  assures  the  Complainants  that  the 
Strictest  Examination  Shall  be  made  into 
the  Conduct  of  the  Commissary  Gen'l 
as  soon  as  he  arrives  in  Cambridge  which 
is  expected  will  be  this  week.  Whereas 
the  Gen'l  has  been  informed  that  the 
Orders  of  the  6th  of  Sept.  have  been  con- 
strued to  permit  any  approved  Sutlers  to 
Sell  Spirituous  Liquors  to  the  Soldiers 
belonging  to  other  Regiments  without 
the  Permission  of  the  Commanding  Offi- 
cer of  the  Regiment  to  which  such  Sol- 
dier belongs,  it  is  therefore  ordered  that 
no  Commanding  Officer  of  a  Regiment 
shall  authorize  more  than  one  Suttler  to  a 
Regim't  and  no  Person  being  Authorized 
shall  presume  to  Sell  spirituous  Liquors 
to  any  Soldiers  belonging  to  any  other 
Regim't,  without  Leave  in  Writing  under 
the  Hand  of  the  Commanding  Officers  of 
the  Company  to  which  Such  Soldier 
belongs. 

Camp  Winter  Hill  Nov.  14-1775. 
Brigade  Orders  Major  Moor  Field  Offi- 
cer of  the  day  Tomorrow.  Adjutant 
Peabody  Col.  Starks  Field  Officer  of  the 
Picqt  his  Surgeon  and  one  to  act  as 
Adjut — Major  Latimore. 

Picqt  within  the  Lines  Col.  Nixon. 
Picqt.  from  Colo  Poors  Regt  1 — 1 — 2 — 
1-43 


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Head  Quarters  Novemb  15th  1775. 
Parole  Connecticut  Count  Brown. 

Lt  Lyon  in  Major  Johnsons  Compy  and 
31st  Regimnt  tryd  at  a  late  Gen'l  Court- 
martial  whereof  Colo  Paterson  was  Pres- 
ident for  aiding  and  Countenancing  a 
Mutiny  in  the  Camp  there  being  no  Proof 
of  the  Charge  the  Court  unanimously 
acquit  the  Prisoner.  Lt  Soper  and  En- 
sign Parker  tryed  at  a  Gen'l  Courtmartial 
whereof  Colo  Douglass  was  President 
for  striking  and  abusing  Lt  Henshaw  and 
Lieut  Cragie  and  keeping  Lieut  Cragie 
in  the  Meet'g  House  Guard  all  Night  the 
Court  are  of  Opinion  that  the  Prisoners 
are  guilty  of  a  Breach  of  the  4Gth  Article 
of  the  Rules  and  Regulations  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Army  and  therefore  unani- 
mously adjudge  the  Prisoners  to  be  dis- 
charged the  Cootinental  Army — Lieut. 
John  Bower  tryed  at  a  late  Gen'l  Court 
martial  for  divers  Times  leaving  the 
Camp  without  Leave  and  Countenancing 
the  Soldiers  in  Disobedience  of  Orders, 
the  Court  are  unanimously  of  Opinion 
that  the  Prisoner  is  guilty  of  Quitting 
the  camp  without  Leave  but  acquit  the 
Prisoner  the  latter  part  of  the  Charge 
therefore  only  adjudge  the  Prisoner  to  be 
mulcted  four  Pounds  of  his  Pay  to  be 
appropriated  as  directed  by  the  51st  Arti- 
cle of  War  and  be  severely  repremanded 
by  his  Colo  at  the  Head  of  his  Regiment 
— Sargt.  Jona.  Putney,  Corp.  Har- 
wood,  Thorn's  Rawlins,  Isaac  Laraby, 
Sam'l  North  and  Ebenez  Williams  Sol- 
diers of  Capt.  Hatches  Compy  in  the  late 
Colo  Gerrish's  Regt  tryd  at  a  late  Gen 
Court  Martial  where  of  Colo  Paterson 
was  Prest  for  Mutiny  the  Court  are  of 
opinion  that  the  Prisoners  Sergt.  Putney 
Corp  Harwood,  Thorns  Rawlins,  Saml 
North  &  Eben  Williams  are  guilty  of  the 
Crime  laid  to  their  Charge  and  adjudge 
the  Said  Sargent  to  be  reduced  to  the 
Ranks  and  iiued  48s  to  be  appropriated  as 


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directed  by  the  51st  Article  of  War,  the 
Said  Corps  be  reduced  to  a  private  and  be 
whipt  39  Lashes,  the  Said  Rawlins  to  be 
whipt  39  Lashes,  the  said  North  25  and 
the  said  Williams  39  Lashes  on  their 
Bare  Backs  with  a  Cat  of  Nine  Tails— 
The  Commander  in  Chief  approves  all 
the  above  Sentences  of  the  Sevl  Courts 
Martial  mentioned  in  this  days  Orders, 
and  directs  Execution  of  them  Accord- 
ingly. 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Novr  15,  1775 
Brigade  Orders  Field  Officer  of  the 
Day  Tomorrow  Colo  Poor  Ad  jut  Holden 
Of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  Holden 
Picqt  within  the  Lines  Colo  Starks  Regt. 
Pough'd  Hill,  Colo  Poors  1—2—2—2—43 
The  Court  martial -whereof  Lt.  Colo. 
Wyman  is  Presd't,  is  ordered  to  set  to- 
morrow for  the  tryal  of  all  Such  Persons 
as  Shall  be  brought  before  them,  the 
Members  All  Evidences  &  Persons  Con- 
cerned are  ordered  to  attend  at  8  oClock 
a.  m.  at  Lt  Colo  Nixons  Hutt  who  is  to  be 
Prest  Lt  Colo  Wyman  being  absent — The 
Court  of  Enquiry  ordered  to  set  upon 
Capt  Winship  and  Jona.  Porter  to  set 
tomorrow  9  o'clock  a.  m.  at  Colo  Doo- 
littles  Barrack  who  is  to  be  Prest  Col 
Webb  being  excused. 

Head  Quarters  Novr  16,  1775 
Parole  Canada  Countersign  Montreal 
Motives  of  Oecnomy  rendering  it  in- 
dispensably necessary  that  many  of  the 
Regimts  should  be  reduced  and  the  whole 
put  upon  different  Establishment — sev- 
eral deserving  Officers  not  from  any 
Dermerit  but  pure  Necessity  have  been 
excluded  in  the  Arrangement  of  the  Army, 
among  these  was  Colo  Whitcomb,  but 
the  noble  Sentiments  discovered  by  that 
Gentleman  upon  the  Occasion,  the  Zeal 
he  has  shown  in  exhorting  the  Men  not 
to  abandon  the  Interest  of  their  Country 
at  this  important  Crisis — and  his  de- 
termination to  Continue  in  the  Service 


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even  as  a  Private  Soldier  rather  than  by 
bad  Example  when  the  Enemy  are  gath- 
ering Strength,  put  the  publick  affairs  to 
Hazard — When  an  Example  of  this  kind 
is  Set,  not  only  entitles  a  Gentleman  to 
particular  Thanks  but  to  particular  Re- 
wards, in  the  bestowing  of  which  Colo 
Jonathan  Brewer  is  entitled  to  no  small 
Share  of  Credit,  in  readily  giving  up  the 
Regimt  which  he  was  appointed  to  Com- 
mand to  Colo  Whitcomb,  Colo  Whitcomb 
therefore  is  from  henceforward  to  be 
considered  as  Colo  of  that  Regimt  which 
was  intended  for  Colo  Brewer,  and  Colo 
Brewer  will  be  appointed  Barrack  Master 
untill  Something  better  worth  his  ac- 
ceptance can  be  provided. 

Camp  W.  Hill  Novr  16  1775 
Brigade  Orders 

Field  Officer  of  the  day  Lt  Col  Nixon 
Adjutant  Chandler. 
Field  Officer  of  the  Picquet  Col.  Webb 
his  Surgeon  and  one  to  act  as  Adjutant 
Major  Moor — Within  the  Lines  to  night 
Colo  Poors  Regt  Plough'd  Hill 

C 

1—2—1-2—43 
2  Subs  2  Sergts  2  Corp  and  40  Privates  to 
Join  Capt  Spalding  in  Cutting  Fascines 

The  late  Capt  Hubbarts  Compy.  sta- 
tioned at  Mystic  to  be  employed  in  mend- 
ing the  Road  under  the  Direction  of 
Capt  Francis  till  further  Orders 

Head  Quarters  Novr  17.  1775 
Parole  Nicholas  Countgn  Hampton  Rep- 
resentation having  been  made  to  the  Con- 
tinental Congress  of  the  great  Inequalitv 
of  the  Pay  of  the  Officers  and  Soldiers  of 
this  Army  the  first  being  lower  than 
usual  and  Less  than  was  ever  given 
to  Commissioned  Officers  in  any  other 
Service  whilst  that  of  the  Soldiers  is 
higher,  the  Congress  have  been  pleased 
to  increase  the  Pay  of  Capt  to  26  2-3  Dol- 
lars— the  first  Lieut,  to  18  dollars  the 
Second  Lt  and  Ensign  to  13  1-3  dollars  pr 


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Kalendar  Month,  each  to  take  place  as 
soon  as  the  New  Regimts  are  compleated 
to  their  full  Complement  of  Men — the 
Congress  have  given  this  Eucouragement 
to  the  Capts  and  Subalterns  (whose  Pay 
is  lower  in  Proportion)  with  a  view  to 
impose  on  their  Minds  a  due  Sense  of 
Gratitude,  at  the  Same  Time  it  is  intend- 
ed to  enable  them  to  Support  the  Char- 
acter and  Appearance  of  Men  and  Otlicers, 
which  will  add  much  to  the  Reputation 
of  the  Regimts  and  cannot  but  be  pleasing 
to  every  Man  in  it — It  is  expected  that 
the  Officers  of  the  New  formed  Regimts 
will  exert  themselves  in  the  Recruiting 
Service 

and  that  they  do  not  fail  to  Report  the 
Number  they  have  recruited  to  their  Colo 
To-morrow  that  he  may  make  Return 
thereof  the  clay  after,  in  Order  that  the 
Recruiting  Parties  may  be  sent  into  the 
Country  if  any  Backwardness  should  ap- 
pear here — When  this  happens  the  Colos 
of  the  Old  Regimts  are  to  be  Consulted  to 
prevent  the  Companies  therein  being  left 
without  Officers — as  Furloughs  have  been 
promised  to  the  new  enlisted  men  none 
others  can  be  indulged 
under  any  Pretence  whatever  and  in  order 
that  these  Furloughs  may  be  given  with 
some  Degree  of  Regularity  none  but  the 
Colos  or  Commanding  Officers  of  Regimts 
upon  the  new  Establishment  are  to  grant 
them  and  they  respectively  not  let  more 
than  50  be  absent  at  a  Time  beginning 
with  those  that  enlist  first  and  going  in 
regular  Rotation    untill   all   are   indulged 

allowing  each  Man days  to  be  at  home 

and  a  sufficient  Time  to  go  and  return 

The  Colonels  or  Commanding  Officers 
of  the  new  established  Regimts  are  to 
meet  at  the  Quartermaster  Generals  in 
Cambridge  To  morrow  at  eleven  o'clock 
to  fix  the  Uniform  of  their  respective 
Regimts  that  the  making  the  Clothing 
may  not  be  interrupted — without  all  are 


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present  this  cannot  be  done  and  the 
Work  must  be  delayed 
Lieut  Corey  of  Colo  Prescotts  Regimt 
try'd  at  a  late  Genr  Court  Martial  where- 
of Colo  Patterson  was  Presdt  for  For- 
gery and  defrauding  his  Men  of  their  Pay 
the  Court  were  unanimously  of  Opinion — 
Lt  Cory  was  guilty  of  defrauding  some  of 
his  Men  of  their  Blanket  money  and  of 
attempting  to  defraud  others  of  their 
Coat  Money  and  therefore  adjudge  the 
Prisoner  to  be  Cashired — The  Genr  ap- 
proves and  orders  the  Sentence  to  take 
Place  immediately. 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Novr  17,  1775 
Brigade  Orders 

Major  Putnam  Field  Officer  of   the   Day 
Tomorrow  Adjt  Fogg. 
Field  Officer  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  McDuf- 
fee 

Picqt  within  the  Lines  Colo  Hutchinsons 
Regt. 
Ploughd  Hill  Colo  Poor 

D-F 
1—1—2—2—56—1—1 
Head  Quarters  Novr  18th  1775 
Parole  Amboy  Countr  Bristol 

There  was  a  Mistake  in  the  General 
Orders  of  yesterday — the  honourable  the 
Continental  Congress  have  thought 
proper  to  allow  the  1st  and  2d  Lts  the 
same  pay  (viz)  18  Dollars  pr  Month  to 
each  and  the  Ensigns  13  1-3  dollars. 

The  Commissary  Genl  to  order  all  the 
Horns  of  the  Bullocks  that  are  killed 
for  the  use  of  the  army  to  be 
saved  and  sent  to  the  Quarter  Mastr 
Genl  who  is  also  to  provide  as  many  more 
as  he  can  get  and  have  the  whole  made 
into  good  Powder  Horns  for  the  use  of 
the  Troops — The  Honourable  the  Legis- 
lators of  this  colony  having  thought  fit 
to  set  apart  Thursday  the  23d  of  Novr 
Instant  as  a  Day  of  public  Thanksgiving 
to  offer  up  our  Praises  and  Prayers  to 
almighty  God  the   source   and  benevolent 


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Bestower  of  all  good  that  he  would  be 
pleased  graciously  to  continue  to  smile 
upon  our  endeavours  to  restore  Peace 
preserve  our  Rights  and  Priviledges  to 
the  latest  Posterity,  prosper  the  Ameri- 
can Arms,  preserve  and  strengthen  the 
Harmony  of  the  United  Colonies,  and 
avert  the  Calamities  of  a  Civil  War — the 
Genl  therefore  Commands  that  Day  to  be 
observed  with  all  the  Solemnity,  directed 
by  the  Legislative  Proclamation,  aud  all 
Officers,  Soldiers  and  others  are  hereby 
directed  with  the  most  unfeigned  Devo- 
tion to  obey  the  Same — Any  non  Com- 
missd  Officers  or  Soldiers  confined  on  the 
Acct.  of  Leaving  the  Detachment  com- 
manded by  Colo  Arnold  in  any  of  the 
Main  or  Qr  Guards  of  the  Army  are  to  be 
immediately  released. 

Camp  on  W  Hill  Novr  18  1775. 
Brigade  Orders. 

Lt  Colo  Hall  F.  Off  of  the  Day— Adjt 
Putnam 

Colo  Doolittle  F.   Offr   of  the  Picqt  his 
Surgeon  and  one  to  act  Adjt  Majr  Putnam 
Colo  Doolittles  Regt  Picqt   within    the 
Lines 
Plough'd  Hill,  Colo  Poors  Regt. 

1—2—1—2—51 
2  Subs,  2  Sergt,  2  Corps  40  Priv.  1  drum- 
mer 1  Fife  from  Colo  Poors  Regt  to  join 
Capt.  Spaulding  in  Cutting  Fascines  To 
morrow  directly  after  Breakfast — the 
Party  to  carry  their  Dinner  with  them 

Head  Quarters  Novr  21st  1775 
Parole  Glouster — Countersn  Hampshire 
The  Court  Martial  whereof   Colo  Cleave- 
land  was  President  is  dissolved 
A  Gen  Court  martial  to  Set  Tomorrow  in 
Genl  Sullivans  Brigade,  to  try   such  Pris- 
oners as  shall  be  brought  before  them 

All  Evidences  &  Persons  concerned 
come  to  attend  the  Court — Mr.  Samuel 
Cheney  Surgeon  of  the  34th  Regt  Tried 
at  a  Genl  Court  Martial  whereof  Coll. 
Cleaveland   was  Prest  for  drawing  more 


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Hospital  Stores  than  he  had  a  Right  to 
draw — And  for  vilifying  the  Characte's 
of  Majors  Genl  Lee  &  Putnam 

The  Court  was  of  an  Opinion  that  the 
Prisoner  is  guilty  of  speaking  Words 
tending  to  the  Dishonor  of  the  Character 
of  Major  Genl  Putnam,  and  therefore  ad- 
judge him  to  be  cashiered — John  Davison 
of  Capt.  Bonnevoses  Compy  &  Thomas 
Notans  of  Capt.  Towns  Company  in  Colo 
Bridges  Regt  tried  at  the  said  Genl  Court 
Martial  for  quitting  their  Post  when  up- 
on Duty  the  Court  were  of  Opinion  that 
the  Prisoners  are  guilty  of  the  Crime  laid 
to  their  charge,  and  adjudge  them  to  be 
punished  with  15  Lashes  each,  But  on 
Acct  of  youth  &  Ignorance  of  their  Duty, 
the  Court  recommends  for  Mercy — the 
Genl  is  pleased  with  the  Recommenda- 
tions of  the  Court  to  Pardon  the  Prison- 
ers but  at  the  same  Time  desires  that  it 
may  be  noticed  that  such  a  Crime  will 
not  meet  with  Mercy  in  future 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Novr  21,  1775 
Field  Officer  of  the  Day   Tomorrow   Coll 
Doolittle,  Adjutant  Peabody 
Field  Officer  of  the  Picket  Lt  Coll  Hall 
Picket  within  the  Lines  Coll  Nickson 
Plough'd  Hill  Coll  Poors     1—1—1—1—40 
Head  Quarters,  Nov.  20th  1775 
Parole  Essex  Countgn  Falmouth 
The  Colos  and  Commanding  Officers  of 
Regts  upon  the  New   Establishments   are 
forthwith  to  seud  one  Officer   from  each 
Company    upon    the    recruiting    Service 
into  the  Country,   They   are  to  take  with 
them   a   Copy  of   the  recruiting  Instruc- 
tions as  contained  in  Genl  Orders  of  the 
12th  Instant  and   Comply   strictly   there- 
with, Care  to  be   taken  not  to  leave  any 
Company  under  the  Old    Establishment 
destitute  of  proper  officers — 

As  the  Genl  is  informed  that  this  is  the 
Season  in  which  the  People  in  the  4  New 
England  Governments  lay  in  Provision 
Stores  &c  for  the  Use  of  their  Families, 


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he  has  recommended  (in  the  Strongest 
Manner  he  is  Capable)of  the  Necessity  of 
Sending  Mony  to  Camp  for  the  immediate 
Payment  of  the  Troops  for  the  Months 
of  Octr  &  Novr,  and  in  Order  to  enable 
those  who  have  again  inlisted  and  Such 
others  as  are  resolved  to  continue  in  the 
Service,  to  do  this  more  effectually  he  has 
also  recommended  them  to  the  Congress 
for  one  Months  Advance  Pay,  and  has  no 
Doubt  himself  of  its  being  Comply'd  with 
if  Money  can  be  found  in  Time — No 
Soldier  whenever  dismissed  is  to  carry 
away  any  Arms  with  him  that  are  good 
and  fit  for  Service — If  the  Arms  are  his 
own  private  Property  they  will  be  ap- 
prized and  he  will  receive  the  full  Value 
thereof  proper  Men  when  necessary  will 
be  appointed  to  inspect  and  value  those 
Arms  so  detained. 

Genl  Lee's  Orders  Nov.  20. 

Genl  Lee  has  the  greatest  Reason  to 
Complain  of  the  Shamefull  Negligence  of 
Some  of  the  Officers  commanding  the 
Plough'd  Hill  Picqt— The  Guard  Room  of 
the  Soldiers  fitted  up  with  so  much  Care 
as  to  become  a  most  Comfortable  Bar- 
rack has  been  torn  down  by  the  Soldiers 
in  Such  a  Manner  as  scarcely  to  afford 
Shelter.  The  Officers  of  the  releaving 
Guard  at  the  plough'd  Hill  are  to  inspect 
the  Barracks  and  if  it  is  not  in  Good 
Order  to  march  back  without  releaving. 
Doing  Eight  and  Forty  Hours  duty  is 
indeed  but  a  Small  Punishment  for  such 
a  monstrous  abuse. 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Novr  20 
Field  Officer  of  the  Day  Tomorrow  Major 
Putnam— Adj't  Webb 
Field  Off.  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Poor  his  Sur- 
geon and   one  to    act    as    Adj't— Major 
Hall. 
Within  the  Lines  tonight  Colo  Reed 

Plough'd  Hill  Colo  Poors 

D.    F 
1— 2—1—40—1— I 


UNIVERSITY  j 


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Edward  West  of  Capt  Hinds's  Company 
Colo  Reeds'  Regimt  tryd  by  a  Garrison 
Courtmartial  for  Desertion,  and  being  ab- 
sent at  Home  found  guilty  of  the  Charge 
and  Sentenced  to  have  two  Months 
Wages  stopt  out  of  his  Pay  and  applyed 
as  directed  in  the  52d  Article  of  the  Rules 
and  Regulations  of  the  continental  Army 
— Likewise  David  Doolittle  of  Capt  Hub- 
bels  Compy.  Colo  Webbs  Regimt— tryd 
upon  Suspecion  of  Attempting  to  desert 
to  the  Enemy,  was  acquitted 
The  above  Sentences  approved  and  or- 
dered to  take  place  immediately  by  Colo 
Stark  Commanding  Officer  of  the  Winter 
Hill  Brigade 

The  Garrison  Court  Martial  whereof 
Lt.  Colo  Wyman  was  Presidt  is  dissolved 
2  Subs  2  Sergts  2  Corps  40  Privates  from 
Colo  Starks  Regt  to  Join  Capt  Spaulding 
in  Cutting  Fascines — they  are  to  carry 
their  Dinners  with  them. 

The  Brigadier  Genl  tomakeReturnes  of 
the  Number  of  Teams  necessary  to  fur- 
nish their  respective  Divisions  with  Wood 
the  Teams  appointed  to  each  Division  to  be 
continually  employed  in  the  Service  of 
that  Division  &  not  to  be  shifted  from 
one  Division  to  another  as  Confusion 
arises  thereby  Some  Regts  having  a 
double  Stock  of  Wood  While  Others  are 
Suffering  for  Want — The  Qr  Master  Genl 
to  provide  The  Teams  return'd  necessary 
for  the  above  Service  and  direct  the  Qr 
Master  Genl  to  continue  them  in  that 
Employ 

All  Persons  are  hereby  strictly  forbid 
purchasing  any  Cloaths  from  non  Commd 
Officers  and  Soldiers — Any  Person  viola- 
ting this  Order  to  be  sent  presently  to 
the  Main  Guard  by  the  Coll.  or  the  Offi- 
cer commanding  the  Regt  the  Cloaths 
belong  to,  the  Cloaths  to  be  delivered  up 
and  the  Loss  Sustained  to  fall  upon  the 
Purchaser 


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Brigd  Orders 

Majr  Lattimore  Adjt.  Woodward 

Of  the  Picqt  Lt  Coll  Gilman 
Within  the  Lines  Coll  Webb 
Ploughd  Hill  Colo  Poor  1—1—2—1—40 
Head  Quarters  Novr  22  1775 
Parole  Ipswich  Countein  Kingston 

The  Genl  has  been  informed  more  than 
once  or  twice  that  an  Idea  prevails 
among  some  of  the  first  Lts  upon  the 
new  Establishment  that  if  their  Captains 
do  not  recruit  a  Company  the  Command 
of  it  will  be  taken  away  &  given  to  such 
first  Lieuts  provided  he  can  fill  it  up 
which  makes  the  first  Lieuts  indifferent 
and  luke  warm  in  the  recruiting  Business 
whence  Such  an  Opinion  could  arise  it 
is  not  easy  to  say,  but  if  it  be  possible 
that  there  are  any  Officers  in  this  Army 
actuated  by  Such  Principles  the  Genl 
most  positively  assures  them  that  they 
not  only  deceive  themselves  but  if  Proof 
can  be  given  of  such  a  Charge  such 
guilty  Enemies  to  their  Country  will  with 
Disgrace  be  dismissed  from  the  Conti- 
nental Army  and  Service  forever 

The  Gen'  thought  it  his  Duty  to  give 
them  this  Public  Notice 

Whenever  the  Commanding  Officer  of 
one  of  the  New  Regimts  gives  a  Fur- 
lough to  a  Recruit  he  is  previously  to 
give  Notice  thereof  to  the  Commanding 
Officer  of  the  Regemt  the  Recruit  then 
belongs  to,  in  order  that  he  may  be 
apprized  thereof  and  known  in  what 
Manner  to  make  his  weekly  Return  the 
Doing  of  which  by  no  means  to  be  ne- 
glected 

The  Men  in  the  Artillery  are  to  be 
recruited  into  other  Regimts  as  fast  as 
the  Men  move  into  Barracks,  the  Colos 
are  to  take  special  Care  that  the  Tents 
be  immediately  delivered  into  the  Hands 
of  the  Qr  Mast  Genl  who  after  the  Pres- 
ent Hurry  of  Business  is  a  little  over  is 
to  have  them  Washed   repaired  and  laid 


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by — It  is  expected  the  Colos  will  fre- 
quently visit  their  Men's  Barracks  and 
see  that  they  are  kept  well  dress'd 

Head  Quarters  Novr  23d  1775. 
Parole  Lebanon  Countr  Mansfield 

The  Colo  or  Commanding  Officers  of 
each  New  Established  Regimt  may  draw 
to  the  Amount  of  two  Months  Pay  for 
each  Officer  they  send  into  the  Country 
(agreeable  to  the  Orders  of  the  20th 
Instant)  a  Recruiting  and  furnish  them 
therewith,  Abstracts  to  be  made  and 
given  in  accordingly. 

Men  Recruited  out  of  the  old  Regimts 
will  continue  in  Pay  after  the  Term  of 
their  present  Inlistment  as  usual  —  the 
New  Recruits  that  is  Men  who  are  not  in 
the  present  Service  will  enter  upon  Pay 
as  soon  as  they  inlist  and  will  be  allowed 
6d  Pr  Day  Subsistance  from  the  Time 
they  are  Recruited  until  they  march  for 
the  Camp  Id  Pr  Mile  from  their  Usual 
Place  of  abode  to  their  Regimts  for  Sub- 
sistence and  Expenses  afterwards  —  the 
Officers  are  not  to  keep  the  Recruits  they 
raise  in  the  Country,  a  Moment  longer 
than  they  can  help,  but  send  them  to 
their  respective  Regimts 

As  fast  as  8  or  10  of  them  are  inlisted, 
the  Colo  or  Commanding  Officers  of 
Regts  may  release  the  Officers  who  are 
first  Sent  into  the  Countrv  upon  the 
recruiting  Service  as  they  shall  See  Oc- 
casion, and  are  expressly  Ordered  to 
recall  every  one  who  is  negligent  or 
unsuccessful  in  their  Duty  — the  New 
enlisted  men  upon  producing  to  the  Colo 
or  Commanding  Officer  of  the  Regimt 
they  have  enlisted  into,  a  Blanket  fit  for 
Duty  will  be  intitled  to  two  Dollars, 
Allowed  by  the  Continent  therefor,  and 
the  Colos  or  Commanding  Officers  are  to 
make  out  a  List  of  the  Names  of  Such 
Men  that  the  Pay  may  be  drawn  for 
them 

The  Colo  is  to  keep  a  Copy  of  Such 


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List,  to  prevent  Mistakes,  the  List  must 
specify  the  Compy  each  Man  belongs  to— 
The  Major  Generals  with  the  Brigadiers 
of  the  Division  are  to  appoint  three  Per- 
sons of  Character  &  Judgement  to  Value 
the  Arms  of  discharged  Soldiers,  certify- 
ing to  whom  they  belong  whether  Public 
or  Private  Property  and  what  they  con- 
sist of,  they  are  to  fix  a  Reasonable  Price 
upon  them  and  are  to  take  none  but  such 
as  are  fit  for  Service,  they  are  to  enter 
into  a  Book  Such  Valuation,  and  deliver 
the  Arms  so  valued  to  the  Commissary 
of  Artillery  Stores,  and  take  his  Rec't  for 
the  Same — A  Gen  Courtmartial  to  set  to- 
morrow at  Cambridge  to  try  such  Per- 
sons as  shall  be  brought  before  them 

The  Genl  Courtmartial  of   which  Colo 
Poor  was  President  is  dissolved 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Novr  23d  1775 
Brigade  Orders 

Field  Officer  of  the  day,  Colo  Stark, 
Adjut.  Chandler 

Fd  Off.  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  Wyman 
Picqt  within  the  Lines  Colo  Poors  Regt 
Plough'd  Hill  Colo  Poor  0—1—1—1—40 
The  Troop  for  the  future  to  beat  precise- 
ly at  half  past  8  oClock  in  the  Morning 
when  the  Main  &  Picqt  Guards  are  to 
parade  together  and  be  ready  to  March 
immediately  upon  the  Troops  Beating, 
the  Drummers  and  Fifers  of  the  5  Reg- 
imts  on  the  Hill  off  &  fit  for  duty  to 
Assemble  at  the  Citadel  so  as  to  be  ready 
to  begin  at  the  aforesaid  Time,  the 
Adjut.  of  the  day  to  be  very  exact  in 
seeing  that  the  Drummers  &  Fifers  do 
their  Duty  and  inform  of  those  are  De- 
linquent 

Head  Quarters  Novr  24th  1775 
Parole  Newport  Countr  Providence 
Capt  Wm  Hubbell  in  Colo  Webbs  Regt. 
tryed  at  a  late  Genl  Courtmartial  for  be- 
having in  a  low  Scandalous  and  unofficer 
like  Manner  the  Court  having  acquitted 
the  Prisoner  the  Gen'  orders  him  to  be 
released. 


Capt.  Gray  at  Colo  Brewer  s  Regt.  tryd 
at  Genl  Courtmartial  whereof  Colo  Poor 
was  President  for  dissuading  the  Soldiers 
from  inlisting  and  therein  acting  the  Part 
of  a  Tory  and  Enemy  to  his  Country,  the 
Court  thinking  Proper  to  acquit  the  Pris- 
oner the  Genl  orders  him  to  be  released 

Brigade  Orders 
Field  Officer  of  the  Day  Tomorrow  Lt 
Colo  McDuffee  Adj'  Fogg 
Colo  Reed  Off.  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Reed   & 
Majr  Latimore 

Within  the  Lines  Colo  Hutchinson 
Ploughd  Hill  Colo  Poor  2—1—2—2—40 
Each  Capt  upon  the  New  Establishment 
to  have  a  Size  Roll  of  their  Men  as  fast 
as  he  inlists  them  with  12  Columns  in  the 
following  Order  (viz)  the  first  for  their 
Mens  Names,  the  Second  for  their  Ages 
3d  their  Statures,  4th  their  Complexion 
5th  their  Marks  6th  Colour  of  their  Hair 
7  Colour  of  their  Eyes,  8  Time  of  their 
Inlistment  9  Place  of  Nativity  10  Place  of 
abode  11th  their  County  12th  their  Colony 

Head  Quarters  Novr  26,  1775 
Parole  Hampden,  Countr  Pvm 
The  Commisd  Non  Commiss  Offr  and 
Privates  lately  arrived  in  Camp  from 
Kennebec  River  are  to  join  their  Respec- 
tive Corps,  a  Return  of  them  Signed  by 
the  Commanding  officer  of  their  respec- 
tive Regimts  to  be  sent  to  the  Adjutant 
Genl  Monday  Morning 

At  the  Request  of  the  Honorable  the 
Genl  Court  of  this  Colony  the  Genl  di- 
rects that  the  Colos  or  Commanding  Offi- 
cers of  the  Massachusetts  Regts  do  re- 
spectively each  of  their  Capts  to  make 
out  a  Muster  and  Pay  Roll  of  his  Compy 
up  to  the  first  day  of  August  last  from 
the  Time  of  each  Mans  Inlistment  this  to 
be  done  agreeable  to  the  Form  of  a  Re- 
turn which  is  lodged  with  and  may  be 
had  of  the  Adjut'  Genl — the  Court  desire 
these  Rolls  may  be  Confirmed  upon  oath 
and  lodged  as  soon  as  Possible   with  the 


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Original  Certificates  in  the  Secretary's 
Office  of  the  Colony  that  all  the  Massa- 
chusetts Refits  may  be  paid  up  to  the  first 
of  August,  agreeable  to  this  Resolution 
of  the  Genl  Court,  the  Genl  refers  to  this 
Resolve  of  the  3d  Instant  it  being  too 
long  to  insert  in  these  Orders 
Brigade  Orders 
Officer  of  the  day  Colo  Webb— Ad  jut 
Putnam 

Officer  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Col  Nixon 
Picqt  within  the  Lines  Colo  Doolettle 
Plough'd  Hill  Col  Poor        1—1—2—2—41 
A  Garrison  Courtmartial 

Lt  Colo  Holden  President  to  set  To- 
morrow for  the  Tryal  of  such  Prisoners 
as  shall  be  brought  before  them,  the 
Members  all  Persons  Concerned  are 
ordered  to  attend  at  Colo  Holdens  Bar- 
racks 8  oClock  a.  m.  from  Colo  Poors 
Regt     1  Sub. 

Head  Quarters  Novr  2G,  1775. 
Parole  Wilkes  Countr  Liberty 

The  Colo  and  Commanding  Officers  of 
Regts  upon  the  New  Establishments  to 
order  the  Men  to  be  recruited  to  be  par- 
aded every  Monday  at  10  in  the  forenoon 
before  the  Brigadier  Genls  of  their  Re- 
spective Brigades  who  will  reject  such  as 
are  unfit  for  Service  or  do  not  come  with- 
in the  Description  of  the  Recruiting 
Order,  the  Brigadier  Genl  will  sign  a 
Certificate  of  the  Recruits  he  approves 
of  and  deliver  it  to  each  of  the  Colos  that 
the  Blanket  Money  due  may  be  paid  and 
no  more. 

Genl  Lee's  Orders 

As  the  Loss  of  Ammunition  in  Wet 
Weather  arising  from  the  Badness  of 
Mens  Pouches  has  been  very  great,  Genl 
Lee  recommends  to  the  Otticer  command- 
ing the  Ploug'hd  Hill  Picqt  when  there  is 
any  Appearance  of  Rain  or  Snow  not  to 
Suffer  the  Sentinels  to  mount  with  their 
Pouches  but  simply  with  Powder  Horns 
and  loose  Lead,  and  those  Men 
who    have     no     Powder    Horns    may 


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exchange  for  the  Time  being  their 
Pouches  for  the  Horns  of  others  who  re- 
main dry  in  the  Guard  Room,  when  their 
Duty  is  over  they  may  exchange  and  take 
back  their  Pouches 
Brigade  Orders 

F.  Off  of  the  day  Tomorrow  Lt  Colo 
Wyman     Adjt.  Woodward 

F   Off  of  the   Picqt   Colo   Doolittle   & 
Major    Moore — Within    the    Lines    Colo 
Webbs  Rgt. 
Plough'd  Hill  Colo  Poors  Rgt 

0—2—2—2—41 
Head  Quarters  Novr  27,  1775 
Parole  Brookline-Coungn  Cambridge 

A  Court  of  Inquiry  to  set  Tomorrow 
Morning  to  examine  into  the  Conduct  of 
Lt  Colo  Enos  who  appears  to  have  left 
Colo  Arnold  his  commanding  Officer 
without  Leave — 

Major  Genl  Lee,  President 
Brig  Gen.  Green 
Brigad  Gen.  Heath 

Colo  Stark  l  Mpmh(irs  f  Major  Durkee 
Colo  Nixon  /  Memoers  \  Maj.  Sherburne 

Brigade  Orders 

Colo  Reed,  F.  Officer  of  the  day  To- 
morrow. 

Ad  jut  Webb— Lt  Colo  Holden  Officer 
of  the  Picqt. 

Within  the  Lines  Colo  Reeds  Regt. 

Ebenezer  Hinds  and  Peter  Stocks  both 
of  Capt  Winships  Compy  Colo  Nixons 
Regimt  try'd  by  a  Garrison  Courtmartial 
for  stealing  two  Horses  and  Riding  them 
off — the  Prisoners  plead  guilty  and  the 
Court  sentence  them  to  have  40  s  stopt 
out  of  each  of  their  wages  by  way  of 
Damage  and  Said  Stocks  to  receive 
twenty  Stripes  on  his  naked  Back  with 
Cat  of  nine  Tails  at  the  Head  of  his  Regt 
as  he  was  Principal  to  the  Theft  and  said 
Hinds  to  be  severely  reprimanded  at  the 
Same  Time,  the  above  Sentence  approved 
and  ordered  to  take  Place  Tomorrow 
Morning  9  o'Clock  at  the  Head  of  the 
Regt  to  which  said  Prisoners  belong. 


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Picqt  from  Colo  Poor's  Regt  1 — 1 — 1 — 
2—41. 

Whenever  a  Colo  mounts  guard  his 
Surgeon  and  one  to  act  as  Adjutant  are 
to  attend  him  during  his  Tour,  this  to  be 
a  Standing  Order 

A  Scan'l  B.  M, 
Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Nov.  28. 
Brigade  Orders.     Field  Officer  of  the 
day   Tomorrow   Maj.    Hale  —  Adj't    Pea- 
body — 
F.  Officers  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Nixon 

Major  Putnam 
Within  the  Lines  Colo  Nixons  Reg't 

Colo  Poors  Regt  for  Picqt  0—1—3—1 
—41. 

Head  Quarters  Nov'r  28,  1775 
Parole  Montgomery,  Count'sn  Montreal 

An  Express  last  Night  arrived  from 
Gen'l  Montgomery,  brings  the  Joyfull 
Tidings  of  the  Surrender  of  the  City  of 
Montreal  to  the  Continental  Arms — The 
Gen'l  hopes  such  frequent  Favors  from 
divine  Providence  will  animate  every 
American  to  continue  to  exert  his  utmost 
in  the  Defence  of  the  Liberties  of  his 
Country,  as  it  would  now  be  the  Basest 
Ingratitude  to  the  Almighty  and  to  their 
Country  to  show  any  the  least  Backward- 
ness in  the  public  Cause 

Head  Quarters  Novr  29th  1775 
Parole  Guilford,  Countgn  Allen — 
Capt.  Towne  of  Colo  Bridges  Regt 
try'd  at  a  late  Genl  Courtmartial  whereof 
Colo  Woodbridge  was  President  for  be- 
having in  an  unofficerlike  Manner  in  Suf- 
fering a  Prisoner  to  escape  who  was 
Charged  with  an  Attempt  to  steal,  the 
Court  were  unanimously  of  Opinion  that 
the  Prisoner  is  guilty  of  behaving  un- 
becoming an  Officer  by  declining  to  obey 
the  Quartermaster  Genl  in  not  assisting 
to  Seize  a  Soldier  suspected  of  Theft  and 
for  suffering  said  Soldier  grossly  to 
abuse  Colo  Mifflin,  and  therefore  adjudge 
the  Prisoner  to  be  repramanded  by  his 
Colo  in  Presence  of  Colo  Mifflin  and  also 


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adjudge  that  he  pay  a  Fine  of  three 
Pounds  to  be  appropriated  according  to 
the  51st  Article  of  the  Rules  and  Regula- 
tions of  the  Army 

Jona  Wilkins  Sergt  in  the  Same  Regt. 
in  Capt  Town's  Compy  try'd  at  the  said 
Court  Martial  for  an  Attempt  to  Steal 
and  for  Insolent  Language  to  the  Quar- 
termaster Genl  the  Court  .were  unan- 
imously of  Opinion  that  the  prisoner  was 
guilty  of  abusive  Language  to  the  quar- 
termaster Genl — the  Court  therefore  ad- 
judge him  to  be  fined  Twenty  Shillings  to 
be  appropriated  according  to  the  51st 
Article  of  the  Rules  and  Regulations  of 
the  Army 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Novr  29 

F.  Off  of  the  day  Tomorrow  Maj. 
Moore  Adj.  Holden. 

Field  Off  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  McDuffee 
Picqt  within  the  Lines  Colo  Stark 
Plough'd  Hill  C— S  D— F 

1_2— 1—2— 41— 1— 1 
Head  Quarters  Novr  30,  1775 
Parole  Manly — Countsn     Glover. 

A  General  Courtmartial  to  Set  To- 
morrow morning  at  11  o'Clock  at  Mr. 
Pomroy's  in  Cambridge  to  Try  Lt  Colo 
Enos  for  quitting  his  Commanding  Offi- 
cer without  Leave — President  Brig.  Genl 
Sullivan  with  the  12  Field  Officers  next 
for  Courtmartial  duty 

Nathaniel  Patten  of  Capt.  Davis's 
Compy  in  Colo  Prescotts  Regt  try'd  at 
a  Genl  Courtmartial  for  attempting  to 
pass  the  lower  Guards  and  making  a 
Disturbance  at  Cobble  Hill,  *  Contrary 
to  Orders,  the  Court  acquit  the  Prisoner 
who  is  to  be  immediately  Released 

Brigade  Orders  Novr  30th  1775 
F  Off  of  the  day  tomorrow  Lt  Colo  Nixon 
Adjt.  Chandler 

Fd  Offr  of  the   Picqt  Colo  Stark,  Major 
Hale  Within  the  Lines  Colo  Poors  Rt. 
Ploughd  Hill  1—1—2—2—41 

*    Later  named  McLean  Asylum  Hill. 


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Commissary  Emerson  is  ordered  to  take 
in  Turnips  as  well  as  Potatoes  and  deliv- 
er them  out— Geur  Sullivan  being  of 
Opinion  that  a  Mixture  of  Turnips  with 
Potatoes  for  Sauce  will  be  Conducive  to 
the  Health  of  the  Officers  and  Soldiery 
A  Scamll.  B.  Munr 
Head  Quarters  Deer  1st  1775. 
Parole  Exeter  Conts  Providence 
The  fatal  Consequences  which  have  at  all 
Times,  and  upon  all  Occasions  befallen 
Armys  attack't  at  unawares,  when  Men 
are  Scatter'd  and  remote  from  their 
Posts,  or  Negligent  whilst  at  them,  are 
too  well  known  and  often  too  unhappily 
felt,  to  stand  in  Need  of  Description, 
whereas  a  Handfull  of  Men  prepar'd  for 
au  Attack  are  seldom  defeated— it  is 
therefore  ordered  in  the  most  express 
and  premptory  Terms  that  no  Non  Com- 
missd  Officer  or  Soldier  do  presume  un- 
der any  Pretence  whatever,  day  or  Night 
to  be  out*  of  Drum  Call  of  his  Alarum 
Post  without  Leave  of  the  Capt  or  Com- 
manding Officer  of  the  Compy  he  belongs 
to;  and  it  is  expressly  ordered  that  no 
Non  Commiss'd  Offr  or  Soldier  do  Pass 
from  Cambridge  and  the  Line  on  their 
Side  of  the  River  to  Roxbury  or  Come 
from  thence  hither  or  go  from  either  to 
any  other  Place  in  the  Neighborhood, 
without  a  written  Pass  from  the  Capt  or 
Commanding  Officer  of  the  Comp'y  he  be- 
longs to,  altho'  he  should  not  mean  to  stay 
more  than  an  Hour  or  Two.  The  Officers 
of  each  Regt  are  to  be  Subject  to  the  Same 
Restraints,  and  to  obtain  Leave  in  the 
Same  Manner  from  the  Colo  or  Com- 
manding Offr  of  the  Regt  they  respective- 
ly belong  to;  and  its  expected  that  all 
Officers  and  Soldiers  in  the  Army  will  pay 
the  Strictest  Attention  to  this  Order  as 
they  shall  Answer  the  Consequences; 
This  Order  is  not  intended  to  Change  the 
Mode  of  giving  Furloughs  already  point- 
ed out  in  late  Orders,  the  Sole  Design  be- 
ing to  keep  Men  to  their  Duty,  that  they 


38 


may  be  always  ready  to  meet  their  Enemy 
upon  the  shortest  Notice — It  is  again  & 
again  expressly  ordered  that  an  Officer  of 
each  Compy  do  once  a  Day  examine  the 
Arms  and  Ammunition  of  the  Compy  he 
belongs  to  and  see  that  they  are  fit  for 
use. 

This  and  the  foregoing  Orders  are  to 
be  frequently  read  to  the  Men  and  the 
Usefulness  of  them  strongly  inculcated 
upon  their  Minds,  they  are  to  be  con- 
sidered as  Standing  Orders,  till  Counter- 
manded— The  Colos.  or  Commanding 
Officers  of  the  New  Established  Regimts 
are  to  take  special  Care  that  the  new  Re- 
cruits are  put  under  proper  Drill  Ser- 
jeants as  fast  as  they  join  in  Order  that 
they  may  as  quick  as  possible  be  made 
acquainted  with  their  Duty,  it  is  also 
recommended  to  these  Gentlemen  to  pro- 
vide their  Regemts.  with  good  Drummers 
&  Fifers. 

Brigade  Orders  Deer  1. 
Field  Officers   of  the   Day  Tomorrow 
Colo  Nixon 

Ad  jut'  Fogg.  Fd  Officer  of  the  Picqt 
Lt.  Colo  Hall 

Within  the  Lines  Col.  Hutchinsons  Regt. 
Plough'd  Hill  Colo  Poors  Regt 

1 — 1 — 2 — 1 — 41 
Head  Quarters  Deer  2,  1775 
Parole  Congress — Count.  Union 
James  McCornish  of  Capt  Dibble's  Compy 
Colo  Patersons  Regt  try'd  at  a  Genl  Court 
martial  for  Striking  Genl  Putnam's  Horse 
and  saying  at  the  Same  Time  damn  you, 
who  is  there,  clear  the  Road  and  for  re- 
peatedly leaving  the  Camp  without  Leave, 
the  Court  are  of  Opinion  that  the  Pris- 
oner is  guilty  of  the  Breach  of  the  3d  15, 
16  &  17  Articles  of  War  &  Judge  him  to 
receive  39  Lashes  on  his  bare  Back 

Head  Quarters  Deer  3d  1775 

Sergt  James   King   of   Colo  Patersons 

Regt  try'd  at  the  Same  Genl  Courtmartial 

upon     and    appeal    from    a    Regimental 

Bourt  Martial  the  Court  were  unanimous- 


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ly  of  Opinion  that  the  Prisoner  is  guilty 
of  being  absent  from  his  Regimt  without 
Leave  &  of  striking  and  abusing  Serjjt 
Goodrich  when  in  the  Execution  of  his 
Duty  and  therefore  adjudge  the  Prisoner 
to  be  reduced  to  the  Ranks  and  pay  a 
Fine  of  20s  to  be  appropriated  according 
to  the  51st  Article  of  the  Rules  and  Reg- 
ulations of  the  Army 

Brigade  Orders. 

Officer  of  the  day  Tomorrow  Maj  Lati- 
more 

Officers  of  the  Picquet  Colo  Webb  & 
Majr  Cilley 

Pt  within  the  Lines  Colo  Doolittles  Regt 
Picqt  from  Colo  Poors  Regt 

C  D-F 

1—2—0—1—38—1—1 

It  is  with  Surprise  and  Astonishment 
the  Gen  learns  that  Notwithstanding  the 
Information  that  was  communicated  to 
the  Connecticut  Troops  of  a  Relief  being 
ordered  to  supply  their  Place  by  the 
Tenth  of  this  Month  that  many  of  them 
have  their  Arms  with  them  and  gone  off 
not  only  without  Leave  but  contrary  to 
express  Orders,  this  is  theiefore  to  in- 
form those  who  remain  that  the  Genl  has 
sent  an  Express  to  the  Governor  of  Con- 
necticut with  the  Names  of  such  men  as 
have  left  the  Camp  in  Order  that  they 
may  be  dealt  with  in  a  Manner  suited  to 
the  Ignominy  of  their  Behaviour — The 
Genl  also  informs  those  that  remain,  that 
it  is  necessary  for  them  to  obtain  a  writ- 
ten Discharge  from  the  Commanding 
Officer  of  the  Regt  they  belong  to,  when 
they  are  dismisd  on  the  10th  Instant,  that 
they  may  be  discharged  and  not  try'd  as 
Deserters,  the  Colos  and  Commanding 
officers  of  the  Continental  Regts  are  to 
give  in  the  Names  of  all  those  of  their 
respective  Regts  for  the  Purpose  above 
mentioned. 

Brigade  Orders 
Fd  Offr  of  the  day  Lt  Colo  Hall 
Adjt  Woodward 


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Fd  Off  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  Wyman 
Within  the  Lines  Colo  Webb 

C     S 
Plough'd  Hill  0—1—1—2—35 

The  Garrison  Courtmartial  whereof  Lt. 
Colo  Holden  is  Presd'  is  ordered  to  set 
Tomorrow  9  oClock  A.  M.  at  Lt  Coll. 
Holdens  Barrack  all  Evidences  &  Persons 
Concerned  are  ordered  to  attend 

Head  Quarters  Deer  4th  1775 
Parole  Cushing. — Count  Payne 
Colo  Enos  try'd  at  a  late  Genl  Courtmar- 
tial whereof  Brigr  Genl  Sullivan  was 
President  for  leaving  his  Commanding 
Officer  without  Permission  or  Orders  and 
Returning  to  Cambridge,  the  Court  after 
mature  Consideration  of  the  Evi- 
dences are  unanimously  of  Opinion  that 
the  Prisoner  was  by  absolute  Necessity 
obliged  to  return  to  his  Division  and  do 
therefore  acquit  him  with  Honor,  the 
Genl  orders  Lt  Colonel  Euos  to  be  forth- 
with released  from  his  Arrest. 

Brigade  Orders 
The  Adjutants  of  the  Sevl  Regimts.  in 
this  Brigade  are  ordered  to  bring  in  an 
acct.  of  all  the  Back  Allowance  due  to  the 
Officers  and  Soldiers  up  to  the  first  In- 
stant that  they  may  receive  the  Pay 
therefor  in  which  they  are  to  take  Notice 
as  well  of  Cyder  Beer  and  Molasses  as  of 
any  other  Articles  that  are  in  Arrear. 
The  Genl  Cannot  forbear  Returning  his 
most  sincere  Thanks  to  those  spirited 
Resolute  &  Courageous  Soldiers  who 
unawed  by  the  threats  of  a  Cruel  and 
Barbarous  Enemy  and  Regardless  of  the 
Fatigue  attending  another  Campaign 
have  bravely  resolved  to  procure  Free- 
dom for  their  Country  or  perish  in  the 
Attempt  while  others  equally  interested 
basely  shrink  at  the  Appearance  of  Dan- 
ger and  by  their  Cowardly  Conduct 
prove  themselves  unworthy  of  that  Free- 
dom which  their  spirited  Brethren  are 
determined  to  obtain  at  the  Risque  of 
their  Lives  and  Fortunes 


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The  Orderly  Sergeants  are  enjoined  to 
examine  the  Arms  as  soou  as  possible 
and  See  that  they  are  in  good  order  more 
especially  when  the  Men  mount  Guard 
the  Adjutants  likewise  are  expressly  or- 
dered to  See  that  the  Arms  are  kept  in 
good  Order  from  Time  to  Time  and  that 
their  Mens  Guns  are  in  good  order 
Flints  good  and  well  flxt  and  Sullicient 
Number  of  Rounds  each,  more  especially 
when  they  are  on  Duty 

Off.  of  the  day  Lt  Colo  Holden,  Adjt. 
Webb 

Offr.  of  the  Picqt.  Colo  Reed,    Maj.   But- 
terick 

Within  the  Lines  Colo  Reeds  Regt. 
Piough'd  Hill  Colo  Poor's   1—1—1—2—35 

Head  Quarters  Dec  5th  1775 
Parole — Countsn 
Brigade  Orders 

F.  Officer  of  the  day  Colo  Doolettle 
Adjut  Peabody 

Officer  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  Nixon 
Within  the  Lines  Colo  Nixon 

Plow'd  Hill.  Colo  Poors  Regt  0—1—1 
—2—35 

John  White  of  Colo  Thompson's  Regt. 
Capt  Lowdons  Compy  f <  r  abusing  Lt 
Cleaveland,  Richard  Simpson  of  Capt. 
Warner's  Compy,  Colo  Littles  Regi'mt, 
for  the  Same  Crime — Joseph  McCordy  of 
Capt  Chambers  Compy,  Colo  Thompsons 
Regt.  for  the  same  try'd  by  a  Gar- 
rison Courtmartial  no  Evidences  appear- 
ing to  Support  the  Charge  the  Court  have 
acquitted  Wm  Crowell  of  Capt  Gleasons 
Company  Colo  Nixons  Regimt  try'd  for 
leaving  his  Post  when  Sentinel  and  at- 
tempting to  desert  to  the  Enemy,  after 
the  Evidences  heard  Mature  Deliberation 
thereon,  the  Court  are  of  Opinion  the 
Said  Crowell  is  non  Compos  and  ought 
to  be  immediately  dismisst  the  Army, 
the  Genl  approves  the  above  Sentence 
and  orders  them  to  take  Place  immedi- 
ately 

Head  Quarters  Deer  6th  1775 


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Parole  Philadelphia  Countsn  Allen 

Brigade  Orders — 

F.  Offr  of  the  day  Major  Cilly  Adj'fc 
Holden 

Offr  of  the  Piqt  Colo  Doolittle  Maj 
Latimore  Within  the  LiDes  Colo  Stark 

Plow'd  Hill     2—1—2—35 

Head  Quartrs  Deer  7th  1775. 

Parole  Countsn 

The  Connecticut  Regts  are  to  be  under 
Arms  on  their  Regimental  Parades  on 
Saturday  at  11  in  the  Forenoon,  in  Order 
to  be  Revieued,  they  are  to  have  their 
Arms  in  Good  Order,  the  Rolls  to  be 
called  over  and  no  Man  to  be  absent, 
every  one  that  is  able  to  appear  for  this 
Purpose,  they  are  to  be  exempt  from  all 
other  duty  upon  that  day 

The  Quartermaster  Genl  is  strictly  en- 
joined to  pay  proper  Attention  to  the 
Order  of  the  23d  of  Novr  respecting  the 
Quartering  the  Officers  &  it  is  to  prevent 
Boards  and  other  Materials  being 
applyd  to  the  Building  any  Houses  with- 
out his  Order,  as  none  Such  will  be  al- 
lowed of  the  Publick  all  Officers  are  to 
pay  due  Obedience  to  this  Order. 
Brigade   Orders 

Officer  of  the  Day,  Maj.  Butterick 
Adjt  Chandler,  Offr  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Coll 
Holden  Within  the  Lines  to  Night  Colo 
Poors  Regt. 

Plougn'd  Hill  Colo  Poor  1— l_l_i_35 

The  Gen'l  Receives  the  greatest  Pleas- 
ure &  Satisfaction  in  fluding  the  Sol- 
diers in  his  Brigade  discover  such  a  laud- 
able Zeal  for  the  Common  Interest  of 
America — He  sincerely  thanks  those 
brave  men  who  have  not  only  promised 
but  are  determined  to  make  good  their 
Promises  in  Securing  the  Freedom  of 
America.  Many  Reeim'ts  have  done 
worthily  but  Col  Hutchinson's  more  par- 
ticularly deserves  the  Thanks  of  the 
Gen'l,  the  Blessing  of  their  Country  and 
the  Respect  and  Esteem  of  every  Friend 
to  Liberty  and  Mankind,  did  the   Same 


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Spirit  which  they  have  discovered  pre- 
vails thro'  the  American  Army,  it  would 
discourage  their  inveterat  Foes  give 
Strength  &  Courage  to  our  Friends 
and  insure  success  to  the  American  Arms. 
The  Gen'l  yet  hopes  that  the  same  Spirit 
will  actuate  other  Regts  and  that  their 
Conduct  will  prove  them  worthy  of  that 
Liberty  for  which  we  are  Contending 

A  Court  of  Enquirv  to  Set  Tomorrow 
at  Colo  Nixon's  Bai  racks  9  oClock  a.  m. 
to  enquire  into  the  Nature  of  a  Dispute 
between  Capt  Whitcomb  &  Capt  Marcy, 
Respecting  Capt  Marcy's  accusing  Capt 
Whitcomb  of  Cowardice,  of  Capt. 
Marcys  being  absent  from  Camp  without 
Leave  and  for  Encouraging  Mutiny  in 
the  Army 

The  Same  Court  to  inquire  into  the 
Complaint  of  Jona  Conant  against  the 
Said  Capt.  Marcy  for  illegally  taking  and 
Carrying  awav  Sd  Conants  Horse  and 
any  other  Allegation  that  may  be  alledged 
by  Persons  belonging  to  Colo  Reeds 
Regt.  Colo  Nixon  to  Preside,  Colo  Doo- 
little  being  on  Commd — all  Persons  con- 
cern'd  to  attend 

The  Sev'l  Colonels  in  the  Brigade  are 
immediately  to  see  that  the  Messes  in 
their  several  Regimts  are  tilled  immedi- 
ately and  any  Vacancy  made  that  possibly 
can  for  the  Reception  of  the  Militia  now 
Coming  in.  The  Colos  are  ordered  im- 
mediately to  see  this  done  and  report  this 
Evening  at  Seven  oClock  how  many  of 
the  Militia  they  can  receive  into  their 
Regimts  and  take  under  their  Comd 

A  Scaml  Briga  Major. 
Camp  Winter  Hill,  Decemr  8,  1775. 
Brigade  Orders — Officer  of  the  Day 
Tomorrow  Colo  Stark  Adjutant  Fogg 

Officer  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Nixon,  Capt. 
Miller  as  Major  of  the  Picqt  within  the 
Lines  tonight  Colo  Hutchinson  Regt 
Picket  on  Plough'd  Hill  and  Main  Guard 

c 
Colo  Poor  1—3—1—3—44 


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The  Garrison  Court  Martiall  to  Sett  at 
Colo  Holdens  Barrack  whereof  Lt  Colo 
Holden  is  president  Tomorrow  at  9 
oClock  a.  m.  to  try  all  Persons  before 
them  all  concerned  to  attend. 

Head  Quarters  December  8th  1775 
Parole  St.  Asaphs  Countn  Cato 
Head  Quarters  Dec.  9th  1775 
Parole  London  Counts  Granby 
Sergt  Lane  of  Colo  Whitcombs  Regt  with 
17     Men     of    Different    Regimts    whose 
Names  Corps  &  Compy  are  dliv'd  to  Bri- 
gade Major  Cary  are  immediately  to  be 
draughted   out  &  Sent  to  Quart'   Mastr 
Genl   to  receive  his   Orders — the  Court- 
martial   whereof  Colo   Woodbridge  was 
Presid't  is  dissolved 
John  Turner  1 

James  Askin  1  Colo  Starks  Regt 
Timo  Lunt 
James  Miller  J  Capt  Abbots  Compy 

Brigade  Orders 
F.  Off  of  the  day  Tomorrow  Col  Webb 

Adjt  Puttnam 
F.   Officer  of  the  Picqt  Tomorrow   Col 
McDutiee 

C— S— S— C— P— D.— F. 
1— 1— 1—  2—  37—1— 1 
Head  Quarters  Deer  10th  1775 

Parole  Burke  Counts  Barre 

The  Genl  has  great  Pleasure  in  thank- 
ing Colo  Bridge  and  the  Officers  of  the 
27th  Regimt  from  Peculiar  Circumstances 
of  the  New  Established  Arms  for  the 
polite  Address  to  him,  he  considers  the 
Assurances  they  have  given  of  their  De- 
termination to  Continue  in  the  Service  if 
required  untill  the  new  Regimts  are  Cora- 
pleated,  in  a  very  favorable  Light,  espec- 
ially as  it  is  accompanied  with  further 
Assurances  that  the  Men  of  the  27th 
Regt  are  consenting  thereto.  Such  a 
Conduct  at  this  important  Crisis  cannot 
fail  of  giving  Pleasure  to  every  Well 
wisher  to  his  Country  and  next  to  en- 
gaging for  another  Campaign  is  the  high- 
est Proof  they  can  give  of  their  Attatch- 


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raent  to  the  noble  Cause  of  Liberty  at 
the  Same  Time  it  reflects  Houor  upon 
themselves  it  may  under  Providence  give 
Posterity  Reason  to  bless  them  as  the 
happy  Instruments  of  their  Delivery 
from  those  Chains  which  were  actually 
forging  for  them 

Brigade  Orders  Deer  10th  1775 
F.   Offr  of  the  day   Tomorrow   Lt  Col. 
Wyman 

Adjt  Woodward 

F  Offr  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Stark— Maj. 
Hale 

Within  the  Lines  Colo  Webbs  Regt 
Plow'd  Hill     1—2—1—2—40 

The  Powder  House  Guard  from  Colo 
Reeds  Regt.  Four  Companies  of  the 
New  Hampr  Militia  are  to  march  to  Rox- 
bury  for  Reinforcement  of  that  Division, 
the  Captains  will  receive  Genl  Wards 
Orders  what  Regimts  they  are  to  be  at- 
tach'd  to  The  Rest  of  the  N  Hamp. 
Militia  are  to  Join  the  Brigades  on  Winter 
and  Prospect  Hill,  together  with  the 
Companies  of  Militia  from  Massachu- 
setts which  are  ordered  to  Join  Prescott, 
Grayton  &  Nixon's  Regts  are  to  be  ap- 
pointed for  the  new  Established  Reg- 
imts as  the  Major  and  Brigadier  Genl 
shall  think  fit  for  the  most  equal  Dis- 
tribution. The  Capts  of  the  Sevl  Militia 
Companies  from  the  Massachusetts  and 
N  Hampre  Governments  are  to  make  exact 
Rolls  of  their  Companies  and  return  them 
signed  without  Delay  to  the  Adj't  Gen- 
eral 

Head  Quarters  Deer  11th  1775 
Parole  Otis  Countsn  Warren 
The  Majors  of  Brigade  to  be  more  exact 
in  obliging  the  Adjutants  to  deliver  to 
them  every  Saturday  at  Orderly  Time  an 
exact  Return  Signed  by  the  Commanding 
Officer  of  the  New  Established  Regts  of 
the  Number  of  Men  weekly  inlisted  in 
each  of  their  Regimts,  the  Majors  of 
Brigade  will  for  the  Future  be  answerable 
for  any  Neglect  in  executing  this  Order. 


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To  reward  &  encourage  Military 
Merit  the  Congress  thought  proper  to  in- 
crease the  Pay  of  Capts  and  Subs  of  the 
Continental  Army,  and  as  Uniformity 
and  Decency  of  Dress  are  essentially 
necessary  in  the  Appearance  and  Regular- 
ity of  an  Army,  his  Excellency  recom- 
mends it  earnestly  to  the  Officers  to  put 
themselves  in  a  Uniform  Dress  the  Field 
Officers  of  each  of  the  new  Corps  will 
Set  the  Example  by  cloathing  themselves 
in  a  Regimental  of  their  respective  Corps 
and  it  is  not  doubted  but  the  Capts  and 
Subs  will  immediately  follow  the  Exam- 
ple— the  Genl  by  no  means  recommends 
or  desires  Officers  to  run  into  Costly  or  ex- 
pensive Regimentals — no  Matter  how 
plain  or  Coarse  so  that  they  are  but  uni- 
form in  Colour,  Cut  and  Fashion  The 
Officers  belonging  to  those  Regimts 
whose  uniforms  are  not  yet  flxt  upon, 
had  better  delay  making  their  Regimen- 
atls  till  they  are 

Brigade  Orders 

F  Offr  of  the  day  Tomorrow  Colo  Reed 
Adjut.  Webb 
Fd  Offr  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  Wyman 
Within  the  Lines   to  Right.   Colo   Reeds 
Regt. 
Plow'd  Hill  Colo  Poors  Regt. 

l_2_l_3— 40 
The  Field  Officer  of  the  day  to  be  on  the 
Genl  Parade  at  the  parading  the  Picqt 
where  the  new  Field  Officer  is  to  relieve 
him — 

The  Commanding  Officer  of  the  Picqt 
which  is  to  be  a  Picqt  within  the  Lines 
to  parade  his  Regt  at  firing  the  Sunset 
Gun  examine  their  Arms  &  Ammunition 
and  give  them  strict  Orders  to  lay  upon 
their  Arms  ready  to  start  at  a  Moments 
Warning  and  march  in  Case  of  an  Alarm 

Each  Commanding  Officer  of  a  Regt 
to  observe  this  Order  Strictly  when  it 
Comes  in  Rotation  to  his  Regt  to  be  a 
Picqt  within  the  Lines 


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Head  Quarters  Deer  12  1775 
Parole  Effingham  Countsu  Fuller 

The  Honorable  the  Continental  Con- 
gress having  been  pleased  to  appoint 
Henry  Knox  Colo  of  the  Regimt  of  Artil- 
lery upon  the  new  Establishment  he  is  to 
be  obeyed  as  such — 

The  Colonels  or  Commanding  Officers 
of  the  Five  Connecticut  Regimts  upon 
the  new  Establishment  to  deliver  to  the 
Adg't  Genl  Tomorrow  at  orderly  Time 
an  exact  List  of  the  Commanding  Offi- 
cers of  their  respective  Corps,  togeather 
with  a  Return  of  the  Men  they  have  each 
of  them  inlisted  for  the  above  Regimts, 
as  an  Express  is  immediately  to  Set  out 
to  Governor  Trumbal  who  has  Command- 
ed the  Same,  to  lay  them  before  the 
Assembly  of  the  Colony 

Brigade  Orders  Dec  12,  1775 
F   Off  of  the  day  Tomorrow    Lt    Colo 
McDuffe  Adj't  Peabody 
F  Officers  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Webb  &  Maj . 
Cilley 
Picqt  within  the  Lines  Colo  Nixons   Regt 

D.    F. 
Plow'd  Hill  0—2—2—2—41—1—1 

Head  Quarters  Deer  13th  1775 

Parole  Cambden — Counts  Chatham, 

The  Major  Generals  are  to  order  the 
Militia  Companies  to  be  joined  to  the 
different  Brigades  and  Regimts  in  their 
respective  Divisious  in  such  a  Manner  as 
to  supply  the  Deficiency  of  the  Connecti 
cut  Troops  and  to  prevent  Disorder  and 
Confusion  in  Case  we  Should  be  called  to 
action  and  make  Report  thereof  as  soon 
as  it  is  done 

As  these  Companies  have  an  Inclina- 
tion to  Join  particular  Regts,  the  Genl 
has  no  Objection  to  it  in  every  Instance, 
when  it  can  be  done  Consistent  with  the 
good  of  the  Service  &  the  Allotment,  to 
the  different  Incampments 

The  Ad  juts  of  every  Regt  to  which  any 
of  these  Companies  belong,  are  to  ac- 
quaint them  with   all    Genl    and    Brig. 


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Orders,  that  they  may  not  unknowingly 
disobey  them,  The  Colos  of  the  Several 
Regimts  upon  the  new  Establishments 
may  respectively  apply  to  the  Commissary 
of  the  Ordnance  Stores  for  75  Stand  of 
Arms  lately  taken  in  the  *Store  Ship 
from  London.  These  Arms  the  Colo 
will  be  careful  to  put  into  the  Hands  of 
the  Soldiers  most  approved  for  their 
Care  and  Bravery  and  such  only  as  are 
inlisted  for  the  Next  Campaign,  an  exact 
List  of  their  Names  to  be  returned  to 
their  Respective  Colos.  The  Carbines 
taken  in  the  Said  Ship  are  not  to  be  de- 
livered without  Special  Orders — 
Brigade  Orders 

F  Off.  of  the  day  Maj.  Hale— Adj. 
Holden 

F  Off.  of  the  Picqt,  Lt  Colo  Nixon 

Within  the  Lines  Colo  Starks  Regt 
Plow'd  Hill     1—1—1—2—40 

C     S    C     P,    D    F 
Powder  Guard— 1—1— 1—20— 1—1 

Sergt  Ebnezer  Hogg  of  Capt  McFar- 
land's  Compy  Colo  Nixon's  Regt  try'd  by 
a  Garrison  Courtmartlal  for  absenting 
himself  from  Camp  without  Leave  of 
Absence.  The  Said  Hogg  upon  Exami- 
tion  &  Evidence  heard,  adjudged  Guilty 
of  the  principal  Part  of  the  Accusation 
and  Sentenced  to  receive  Ten  Lashes  on 
his  naked  Back  at  the  Head  of  said  Regt 
and  not  permitted  to  do  duty  of  a  Sergt. 
during  this  Campaign 

The  Genl  approves  the  Sentence  and 
orders  it  to  take  Place  Tomorrow  9 
oClock  a.  m.  at  the  head  of  said  Regt. 


♦November  30.— Intelligence  was  received 
from  Cape  Ann,  that  a  vessel  from  England, 
laden  with  warlike  stores,  had  been  taken  and 
brought  into  that  place.  There  was  on  board 
one  13  inch  brass  mortar.  2000  stand  of  arms, 
100,000  flints,  32  tons  of  leaden  ball,  &c  &c.  A 
fortunate  capture  for  the  Americans. 

December  2d  -The  brass  13  inch  mortar  and 
sundry  military  stores,  taken  in  the  ordinance 
prize,  were  brought  to  canlp.—  Gen.  Heath 
Memoirs 


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Head  Quarters  Deer  14th  1775 
Parole  St  Domingo  Conntsn  France 

Brigade  Orders. 

It  is  expected  that  the  Armourers  on 
Winter  Hill  work  for  any  Person  in  the 
Brigade  without  any  of  them  pretending 
to  confine  them  selves  to  Particular 
Regimts. 

The  Officers   of  the   Several    Regimts 
and   Commanders   of  Particular   Compa- 
nies   are    desired    particularly  and    fre- 
quently to  visit  the   Barracks    in    which 
their  men  are  lodged  and   give  the  best 
Advice  they  can  for   making  the   Men  as 
Comfortable     as     possible,     and     make 
Report  of   those  they  find  in   too  uncom- 
fortable a  Situation  to  endure  the  Inclem- 
ency of  the  Weather,  that  some  Methods 
may  be  taken  to  make  them  more   Com- 
fortable   The  Gen'l  takes  this   Opportu- 
nity of  returning  his   most  Sincere  and 
hearty  Thanks  to  the  Gentlemen  Officers 
and    Soldiers   who  have   with   so  much 
Speed    and  Alacrity  come   to    Join   the 
Army  and   prevent  our  Enemies   taking 
the  Advantage  of  the  dastardly  Conduct 
of  those  Troops  who  basely  deserted  the 
Lines,  and   as  the  Time  for  which  those 
Recruits  are  inlisted  will  be  soon  expired 
he  flatters  himself  that  The  Same   Spirit 
that  brought  them   in  so   Seasonably  to 
our  Assistance   will  induce  both  Officers 
and  Soldiers  to  exert  themselves  in  influ- 
encing good   Men  to  inlist  for  tilling  up 
the   Standing  Continental  Army  which  is 
to  take  Place  at  their  Departure  and  he 
Sincerely  hopes   that  their   Zeal   in   this 
Respect  will  if  possible  equal  that  which 
they  have  already  discovered  so  much  to 
their  own   &  their   Country's    Honor,  the 
General    Strictly  injoins  those  Persons 
who  may  inlist  out  of  the  New  Compa- 
nies into  the  Continental  Army  not  to 
leave  the  Companies  to  which   they  now 
belong   until   the    15th  day  of   Jany  next 
under  Penalty  of  being  treated  as  Desert- 
ers 


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At  a  Garrison  Courtmartial  held  this 
day  a  Tryal  was  had  upon  a  Cornplt  ex- 
hibited by  Jno  George  Frazier  Esqr. 
against  John  Foss  for  losing  a  Gun  the 
Property  of  Said  Frazier  no  Evidence 
appearing  against  Said  Foss,  the  Court 
are  of  Opinion  that  the  Complaint  is 
groundless  and  vexatious.  The  Genl 
approves  the  Sentence  and  orders  the 
Said  Foss  to  be  released. 

A  Court  of  Enquiry  to  examine  into 
the  Controversy  between  Capt  Marcy  & 
Capt.  Whitcomb  Respecting  the  Said 
Marcy's  accusing  Said  Whitcomb  of 
Cowardice,  having  found  that  Capt 
Whitcomb  discovered  no  Cowardices 
but  on  the  Contrary  manifested  a  Spirit 
of  Intrepidity  &  Resolution;  the  Genl 
approves  of  the  Result  of  the  Court  of 
Enquiry  and  hopes  that  Slander  and  De- 
traction may  ever  be  discountinanced 
and  discouraged  in  the  Army 
F  Off.  of  the  day  Colo  Nixon,  Adj't 
Chandler 

F  Off.   of  the  Picqt  Colo  Reed   &  Maj 
Butterick 

Within  the  Lines  to  night  Colo  Poors 
Regt 

Plow'd  Hill  Colo  Poor   0—2—1—2—40 
Head  Quarters  Dec  14th  1775 
Parole  Raleigh  Countrs  Drake 

The  Quartermasters  of  all  the  Regts 
are  so  soon  as  Possible  to  deliver  to  the 
deputy  Commissary  Genl  Mr  Elisha 
Avery  all  the  Cyder  Barrels,  Firkins  and 
Candle  Boxes  in  the  possession  of  their 
respective  Corps,  as  those  Articles  are 
very  much  wanted  for  the  Public  Ser- 
vice 

Brigade  Orders 

Fd  Offr  of  the  day  tomorrow   Lt   Colo 
Nixon  Adj't  Fogg 

F.  Off.  of  the  Picqt  Lt.  Colo  Gilman 
Within  the  Lines  Colo  Hutchinsons  Regt. 
Plow'd  Hill  Colo  Poors  Regt 
0—1—2—3—40 


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Head  Quart,  Deer  16th  1775 
Parole  Raleigh  Couutn  Drake 

Brigade  Orders  Deer  16th  1775 
Fd  Offr.  of  the  day  Lt  Colo  Holden 
Adjt  PutDam 

Fd  Off*  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Poor.  Majr  Mil- 
ler 

Within  the  Lines  Colo  Doolittles  Regt 
Plow'd  Hill    C  D    F 

0—1—1—2—38—1—1 
Head  Quarters  Deer  17th  1775 
Parole  Thanet  Countsn  Dorset 

When  fresh  Recruits  from  the  Country 
Join  the  new  established  Regimts  the 
Colonel's  or  Commanding  Officers  of 
those  Regimts  are  to  discharge  the  like 
Number  of  Old  Soldiers  who  have  not 
engaged  for  the  next  Campaign,  taking 
Care  to  part  with  the  most  indifferent 
Part 

A  Genl  Courtmartial  to  Set  Tomorrow 
Morning  in  Cambridge  at  10  a.  m.  to  try 
Such  Prisoners  as  shall  be  brought  be- 
fore them — all  Evidences  &  Persons  Con- 
cerned to  attend 
Camp   on    Winter   Hill   Dec    17th  1775 

Brig  Genl  Sullivans  Orders 

F   Officer  of  the    Day.      Tomorrow  Lt 
Colo  Gilman  Adj't  Woodward 
Fd  Officer  of  the  Picqt  Lt   Coll   McDuffee 
Within  the  Lines  Colo  Webbs  Regirat 
Plow'd  Hill  Colo  Poor 

C— Sub— Sgt,— C— Priv— D— F 

1 1 1 2 38—1 — 1 

8  Volunteers  from  this  Brigade  to  parade 
To  morrow  10  oClock  a.  m.  under  a 
Serjt  from  Colo  Reed's  Regt  to  Join  Lt 
Dodge  with  Wood  Cutters  Capt.  Francis 
will  direct  them  where  to  go. 

One  good  trusty  Man  from  each 
Regimt  in  the  Brigade  to  be  employ'd 
at  the  Market  constantly  to  assist  in 
Cording  and  delivering  Wood  for  their 
Several  Regimts 

As  new  Recruits  are  daily  Coming  in 
who  have  inlisted  for  the  next  years 
Campaign    which    in    Addition    to  the 


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Forces  in  the  present  Army  and 
the  Militia  lately  Come  in  will 
make  the  Army  more  numerous  than 
is  at  present  necessary,  The  Command- 
ing Officers  of  the  Several  Regimts 
in  this  Brigade  are  impowered  as  fast 
as  the  new  Recruits  come  in  to  dis- 
charge an  equal  Number  of  the  Troops 
under  their  Command  whose  Time 
will  expire  the  1st  of  January,  taking 
Care  to  stop  the  Guns  that  they  may 
be  appraised  and  paid  for  by  the  Con- 
tinent agreeable  to  the  Order  of  the 
Congress,  they  are  not  to  permit  any 
kind  of  Ammunition  to  be  carried  out 
of  the  Army. 

All  the  new  Recruits  of  Colo  Webbs 
Regt  to  parade  at  their  own  Barracks 
tomorrow  Morning  at  9  oClock  to  be 
mustered, 

Head  Quarts  Deer  18th  1775 
Parole  Countsn 

The  Colos  &  Commanding  Officers  of 
Regimts  and  Corps  are  to  deliver  to 
the  Adjutant  Genl  at  Orderly  Time 
next  Saturday  their  Pay  Abstracts 
for  the  Months;  Octr,  Novr  &  Deer, 
also  an  Abstract  for  the  Month  of  Jany. 
Next  for  each  of  the  New  established 
Corps  —  The  Honr  —  the  Continental 
Congress  having  been  pleased  to  Order 
all  those  who  have  bravely  Resolved 
to  Serve  their  Country  another  Year, 
shall  be  rewarded  with  one  Months 
Pay  Advanced, 

Genl  Sullivans  Orders  Dec  18th  1775 
The  Commanding  Officers  of  the 
Several  Regiments  are  desired  to  stop 
the  Blankets  belonging  to  the  Soldiers 
who  may  be  discharged  from  the 
Array  and  make  Return  on  every 
Monday  Morning  that  proper  Persons 
may  be  appointed  to  appraise  the 
Same  in  Order  that  they  may  be  paid 
for  by  the  Continent 

It  is  strongly  recommended  to  the 
worthy    Officers    and    Soldiers    of  the 


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new  Recruits,  that  they  be  particularly 
not  to  Sutler  the  Ammunition,  de- 
livered out  to  them  to  be  wasted  as 
they  will  not  only  answerable  for  the 
Deflceucy  but  the  Loss  of  the  Powder 
so  much  wanted  in  the  Army  cannot 
easily  be  repaired. 

Field  Officer  of  the  day  Tomo.  Colo 
Poor. 

Adjuant  Webb 
F.    Offr.    of    the    Picqt    Colo    Doolittle, 

Majr  Moor 

Within  the  Lines  Colo  Reeds  Regt. 

esse 

Plow'd  Hill    0—2—1—2—38 
Regimental  Orders 

Notwithstanding  the  repeated  Orders 
both  from  Head  Quarters  and  the  Com- 
manding Officer  of  this  Regimt  that  the 
Officers  shall  view  the  Arms  &  Ammuni- 
tion of  their  respective  Companies  and 
call  their  Rolls  every  day  it  is  very  Car- 
lessly  avoided — Men  are  found  strag- 
ling  from  Camp  and  their  Arms  unfit  for 
Use  this  is  therefore  once  more  to  re- 
quire Commission'd  Officers  in  this 
Regimt  to  parade  Compauies  every  nisjht 
at  Sunset  see  they  are  properly  equipt 
and  the  Rolls  Called  and  make  immediate 
Report  to  the  Commanding  Officer  of  the 
Regm't.  All  Non  Commissioned  Officers 
and  Soldiers  are  strictly  forbidden  to  be 
out  of  Drum  Call  from  their  Alarm  Posts 
without  Leave  from  their  Commanding 
officers  of  their  Companies.  Officers 
Likewise  are  not  to  be  Absent  without 
leave  from  the  Colo  or  Commanding  Offi- 
cer of  the  Regimt.  On  the  Obedience  of 
these  Orders  principally  depends  the 
Safety  of  an  Army  yet  there  are  few 
Orders  more  neglected. 

The  Commanding  Officers  of  Compa- 
nies are  requested  to  make  out  their 
Abstracts  for  Oct'r  Nov'r  &  Dec'r  and 
Send  them  to  the  Adjt.  by  Thursday 
night  Next  that  they  may  be  sent  to 
Head  Quarters  Agreeable  to  Gen'l  Orders. 


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Camp  on  Winter   Hill  Deer   19     1775 

Genl  Sullivan's  Orders 

Fd  Offr  of  the  day  Tomorrow  Majr 
Miller 

Adjt  Peabody 

Fd  Offr  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  Holden 

Within  the  Lines  Colo  Nixons  Regt 

Plongh'd  Hill  Colo  Poors  Regt.  C— 1— 2 
__2— 2— 38 

Colo  Poors  Regt  to  Supply  the  Maga- 
zine Guard 

C— S— S— C— Pr,— D—  F 
0—1—1—1—20—1—1 

The  Companies  of  Militia  lately  come 
in  are  to  do  duty  in  the  following  Regi- 
mts  as  arranged  below  till  further  Orders, 

In  Colo  Reeds  Regt. — Capt  Blanchard, 
Capt.  Mos  Baker,  Capt.  Place. 

In  Colo  Nixons  Re^t. — Capt.  Chesley, 
Capt.  Wheeler,  Capt.  Wiggins. 

In  Colo  Starks. — Capt.  Martin,  Capt. 
Emery,  Capt.  Waldron,  Capt.  Runals 

Colo  Poors  Rgt. — Capt.  Drew,  Capt. 
Coffin,  Capt.  Bartlett,  Capt.  Bordman, 
Capt.  Cops. 

In  Colo  Hutchinson's. — Capt.  Dens- 
more,  Capt.  Yeatou. 

In  Colo  Webbs.— Capt.  Stephen  Clark, 
Capt  Bunton,  Capt.  Sam'l  Baker,  Capt. 
Greenleaf  Clark,  Capt.  Elkins. 

The  Several  Captains  to  apply  to  their 
Respective  Colonels  and  receive  their 
Orders — The  Adjutants  of  the  Several 
Regimts  to  apply  to  the  Capts.  of  those 
Companies  annexed  to  their  Respective 
Regimts  for  their  Returns  and  bring 
them  in  as  soon  as  Possible 

Head  Quarters  Deer  19th  1775 
Parole  Danvers  Countsn  Hale 

Head  Quarters  Deer  20th  1775 
Parole  Fairfax  Countsn  Woodford 

In  Consequence  of  a  Complaint  exhib- 
ited by  the  Colos  and  Commanding  Offi- 
cers of  Corps  in  the  Brigade  on  Winter 
Hill  on  the  20th  of  October  last   against 


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Commissary  Gen.  Trumbal,*  his  Excel- 
lency is  pleased  to  order  a  Court  of  En- 
quiry to  Set  Tomorrow  at  11  o'clock,  a. 
m.  to  examine  into  the  Cause  thereof, 
Major  Genl  Putnam  with  the  Brigadiers 
Sullivan,  Green  and  Heath  to  Compose 
the  Court  of  Inquiry,  all  Evidences  and 
Persons  Concerned  to  attend  the  Court, 
The  Court  will  Set  at  Genl.  Putnams 
House  the  Judge  Advocate  to  attend 

Camp  on  Wintr.  Hill  Dec  20 
Brig  Genl.  Sullivans  Orders 

As   the   Congress  has  expressly   deter- 
mined that  they  will  give   no  Bounty   to 
the   Soldiers    who   inlist   the   next   Cam- 
paign or  raise  the  wages  agreed   on,  that 
they  will  on   no   Pretence   admit   of   any 
other   Officers    than   those    already    ap- 
pointed unless  in  Case  of  Vacaucy   or   of 
any  additional  Companies  or   Regimts   to 
the  2G  Regimts  already  appointed,  it  now 
becomes    the    Duty   of   every   Friend   to 
America  to  acquiesce   in  that  Determina- 
tion and  to  do  every  Thing  in  their   Pow- 
er to  fill  up  those  Regimts  agreed  on   and 
to  Content  with  the   Encouragement   Of- 
ferred   and   agreed   on  by  the  Representa- 
tives of  all  America,  who  must  be  by  far  the 
best  Judges    what  expence   the   Colonies 
are  able  to  Support.     The  Genl   earnestly 
requests   the   Soldiers   to   consider    how 
necessary  it  is  for   them   to   Shew    their 
Zeal  for  the  Common  Cause  by  engaging 
in  the  Glorious  Service  upon  the  Terms 
proposed  especially   as  the  Time  is   so 
near  at  Hand,  when  the  new  Army   must 
be  filled  up  on  the  Lines  left  to  the  Mercy 
of   our   implacable   Enemies.     The    Genl 
recommends  to  the  Officers  of  the  new  Re- 
cruits as  their  Time  is  so  nearly   expired 
that  they  manifest  their  Zeal  to  the  Com- 


*  Col.  Joseph  Trumbull  b.  11  March,  1737,  d.  23 
July,  1778.  H.  U.  175< ,  Commissary  General  19 
July,  1775  to  Aug.,  1777,  Commissioner  Board 
of  War  27  Nov.,  1777,  to  Apl.,  1778. 
A  committee  of  Congress  having  made  a  highly 
eulogistic  report  of  his  services,  31  March,  1779, 
that  body  voted  to  his  heirs  a  commission  o 
the  sums  received  and  issued  and  the  pur- 
Chases  made  by  him. 


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mon  Cause  by  assisting  the  Officers  of 
the  New  Array  to  till  up  their  Corps  as 
soon  as  possible,  that  the  Army  may  be 
Compleat — the  Soldiers  who  may  inlist 
are  again  cautioned  not  to  leave  their 
Respective  Captains  till  their  time  is  out 
for  which  they  inlisted,  the  Clark  of  the 
Market  is  to  Send  an  equal  Quantity  of 
Wood  to  Each  Regt  from  day  to  day,  and 
no  Wood  to  be  Reed,  into  any  Regt.  but  by 
his  Order,  as  he  must  be  answerable  for 
any  Breach  of  Trust  or  Disobedience  of 
these  Orders. — a  Garrison  Courtmartial 
whereof  Lt.  Colo  Holden  is  Presidt.  to 
Set  Tomorrow  to  try  such  Persons  as 
may  be  bro't  before  them,  all  Persons 
Concerned  to  attend  at  Lt  Colo  Holden's 
Barracks  at  9  o'clock  a.  m. 

Fd  Offr  of  the  day  Tomorrow  M.  B ut- 
ter ick  Adjt  Holden. 

Fd  Ofl'r  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Nixon,  Mr. 
Hale  Within  the  Lines  Colo  Stark's 
Plough'd— Colo  Poors  Regt  1—2—1—2— 
38 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  21  Decemr  1775 
Brigadier  Genl  Sullivan's  Orders 
Capt  Clemens  with*  his  Company  to  do 
Duty  in  Colo  Starks  Regt,  Capt  Taylor 
in  Colo  Reeds  and  Capt.  Drew's  in  Colo 
Poors,  Capt.  Shepperd  as  soon  as  he 
arrives  is  to  march  with  his  Company  to 
Cambridge  and  take  Genl  Putnams  Orders 

As  some  of  the  Militia  lately  come  in 
have  entertained  a  suspicion  that  the 
Gen.  Orders  respecting  the  stoping  the 
Arms  Ammunition  and  Blankets  of  those 
who  are  discharged  the  Service  is  meant 
to  extend  to  them,  the  Genl  assures  them 
that  there  never  was  auy  intention  &  that 
at  the  Time  they  are  dismissed  the  Ser- 
vice Nothing  will  be  stoped  from  them, 
But  the  Arms  Ammunition  &  Blankets, 
which  they  have  been  furnished  with 
since  their  Joining  the  Army  which  it  is 
hoped  they  will  be  carefull  enough  to 
return  Saml  Hills  and  Saml  Willey  are 
to  join  the  Armourers  on  Winter  Hill  & 
fix  up  those  Guns  belonging  to  the  Militia 


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which  are  unfit   for   Service   and  do   no 
other  duty 

Officer  of  the  day  Major  Moor  Ad- 
jutant Chandler 

Officer  of  the  Picket  Lt  Col  Wyman 
Picquet   within  the  Lines  Col  Poors  Reg- 
iment 
Ploughd    Hill  Colo  Poor     1—1—2—2—38 

Head  Quarters  21  December  1775 
Parole  Lancaster  Countn  Carleile 

Brig  G.  Sull  Orders  Deer  22d  1775 
F    Officer    of    the   day    Tomorrow    Colo 
Doolittle  Adj't  Fogg 

Fd  Offr,  of  the  Picqt  Colo  Stark  &  Major 
Cilley 

Picqt  within  the  Lines  to  Night  Colo 
Hutchinsons  Regt    For  Plough'd  Hill, 

D— F 
Colo  Poor     1—2—2—2—38—1—1 

Parole  Wilkes  Countsn  Newnham 

Genl  Sullivan's  Evening  Orders. 

It  was  very  Suprising  to  the  Genl  when 
he  found  that  the  Connecticut  Forces 
left  the  Lines  in  the  Manner  they  did, 
tho'  there  then  remained  in  the  Field 
near  Eighteen  Thousand  Men  the  Re- 
sentment Shown  to  those  People  by  the 
Soldiers  that  remained  by  their  own  Col- 
ony and  Country  in  Genl  Seem'd  almost 
a  Certain  Presage  that  no  other  Troops 
would  be  guilty  of  the  Same  base  Con- 
duct— but  how  much  greater  must  be  the 
Surprise  and  Astonishment  of  every 
Friend  to  America  to  find  that  the  Troops 
of  the  other  Colonies  are  determined  to 
quit  the  Army  when  they  can  leave  only 
7,000  Men  to  defend  the  Lines  and  Secure 
the  Freedom  of  America,  and  they  only 
requested  to  tarry  one  month  after  the 
Time  is  expired,  in  order  a  new  Array 
may  be  arranged — The  Genl  cannot  help 
observing  that  however  they  may  try  to 
avail  themselves  of  trivial  Excuses  such 
as  that  they  have  not  had  their  Back 
Allowances  or  been  paid  up  according  to 
Agreement,  these  Excuses  by  no  Means 
avail  them,  for  it  is  obvious  to  every 


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reasonable  Man  in  this  Brigade  that  every 
Complaint  has  been  attended  to  and 
redressed  as  soon  as  Possible;  that  a 
Court  was  called  at  their  Request  yester- 
day upon  the  Commissary  Genl  and  a 
Remedy  provided  for  every  Wrong  they 
had  Suffered,  he  further  assures  them 
that  all  Back  Allowance  will  be  paid  up 
as  soon  as  the  Quartermasters  carry  in 
their  Accts  he  must  therefore  look  upon 
the  Refusal  to  proceed  Rather  from  Base 
trecherous  Principles 

Cowardice  or  a  Disregard  to  the  Ameri- 
can Cause  than  any  Injury  they  have 
Reed.  While  he  with  Pleasure  reflects 
that  he  has  treated  them  like  Men,  he 
mourns  his  Misfortune  in  being  called  to 
Command  Men  of  Such  Principles  as 
would  induce  them  to  betray  the  Free- 
dom of  their  Country  and  inslave  them- 
selves and  Posterity  rather  than  dispense 
with  a  Sight  of  their  own  Habitations 
for  a  Month— he  Sincerely  believes  that 
many  of  them  quit  the  Field  rather  than 
run  the  Chance  of  being  engaged  against 
those  half  starved  Wretches  in  Boston — 
he  Sincerely  thanks  those  brave  and  res- 
olute few  who  have  determined  to  brave 
every  Danger  in  Order  to  obtain  the 
Freedom  of  their  Country,  and  assures 
them  that  he  will  do  everything  in  his 
Power  to  reward  their  Virtue  and  Zeal 
for  their  Country,  while  he  assures  those 
who  are  determined  basely  to  desert  us 
that  he  will  do  every  Thing  in  his  Power 
to  fix  upon  them  that  Infamy  which  their 
base  and  Cowardly  Conduct  so  justly 
merit. 

The  Assistant  Qr  Master  is  to  furnish 
the  Commissary  at  Medford  with  a 
Sufticency  of  Wood. 

The  Clark  of  the  Market  is  to  add  two 
Cords  of  Wood  Pr  Day  to  the  Regimts 
who  have  an  Addition  of  Militia  Compys 
till  further  Orders.  Majr.  Butterick  of 
Colo  Nixon's  Regimt  Capt  Livingsworth 
&  Lt.  Wright  of  Colo  Webbs  and  Capt 


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Richards  of  Colo  Stark's,  Capt  Brown 
of  Colo  Nixon's  or  any  three  of  them 
are  to  appraise  Guns  and  Blankets  in 
future. 

Head  Quarters  23  December  1775 
Parole  London  Countn  Livery 
The   Colos   &  Commandiug    Officers   of 
the   new   Established  Regts.  will  each  of 
them  receive  on  Monday  Next  a  Warrant 
of  800  Dollars  to  pay  their  Men   for  their 
Blankets,  an  Exact  Account  of  the  dis- 
tribution  of  this   Money  is   to  be  kept 
&  rend'red   when   called   for,  particular- 
izing the     mens     Names   the   Companies 
they  belong   to    and     the    Towns    they 
came   from — The   Capts.   of   the   Militia 
Companies    are    again    called    upon   to 
make  out  an  exact  Return  Rolls   of   their 
Men    specifying  the   towns    they   came 
from   &  the  Regts   they   are  joined  to. 
The   Genl.   expects   from    the   Officers  & 
Soldiers  a  strict  Obedience  to  the  Genls 
Standing   Orders     forbidding    Rambling 
from  Camp  without  Leave  &  hopes  every 
Person     will     exert     in     his     particular 
Station   to  preserve  Order  &  that  Alert- 
ness so   necessary  In   an    Army   within 
Cannon  Shot  of  their  Enemy 
Brigade  Orders 
Fd.   Officer  of  the   Day    Tomorrow   Lt 
Col  Wyman  Adjt  Putnam 
Of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  Nixon 
Within  the  Lines  Colo  Doolittles  Regt 
Plow'd  Hill  Colo  Poor  1—2—2—2—53 

Head  Quarters  Deer  24th  1775 
Parole  Alfred,  Count  Hopkins,  By  Order 
of  his  Excellency  Genl.  Washington  a 
Board  of  Genl.  Officers  sat  yesterday  in 
Cambridge  and  recommended  the  follow- 
ing Rations  to  be  delivered  in  the 
manner  here  by  directed  (viz)  Corn'd 
Beef  and  Pork  4  days  a  Week  Salt  Fish 
1  day  and  Fresh  Beef  2  days — as  Milk 
cannot  be  procured  in  the  Winter  Season, 
the  Men  are  to  have  1  Pound  and  an  half 
of  Beef  or  18  ounces  Pork  Pr  day,  half 
a  Pint  of  Rice  or  1  Pint  Indian  Meal  Pr 


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Week  1  Quart  of  Spruce  Beer  Pr  day  or 
9  Gallons  Molasses  to  100  Men  Pr  Week 
3  Pints  of  Pease  or  Beans  Pr  Man  Pr 
Week  allowing  6s  Pr  Bushell  for  Pease 
or  Beans  2-8  Pr  Bushel  for  Onions  1-4 
Pr  Bushell  for  Potatoes  and  Turnips, 
one  Pound  Flour  a  Man  each  day,  hard 
Bread  to  be  dealt  out  one  day  in  a  Week 
in  Lieu  of  Flour,  the  above  Allowances 
is  ordered  to  be  issued  by  the  Commis- 
sary Genl.  to  all  Troops  of  the  United 
Colonies  sarving  in  this  Department  un- 
till  the  Hon.  ble  the  Continental  Con- 
gress or  the  Commander  in  Chief  thinks 
proper. 

Capt.  Wentworth  Steward  of  Colo 
Phinnys  Regimt.  try'd  at  a  late  Genl. 
Courtmartial  whereof  Colo  Brickett 
was  Presidt.  for  Disobedience  of  Orders 
and  gross  abuse  of  Lt  Colo  March  of  the 
Said  Regt.  the  Court  are  unanimously  of 
Opinion,  that  Capt.  Steward  is  guilty  of 
repeated  Abuse  to  Lt  Colo  March  and 
therefore  adjudge  that  he  ask  Pardon  of 
Colo  March  before  all  the  Officers  of  the 
Regt.  and  at  the  Same  Time  receive  a 
Severe  Repremand  from  Colo  Phinney. — 
Jno.  Wallace  in  Capt  William's  Compy 
Colo  Gray  ton's  Regimt  try'd  for  Robbing 
the  Quartermaster  Genls.  Store,  the 
Court  find  the  Prisoner  Guilty  of  a 
Breach  of  the  49th  Art.  for  Regulatg.  the 
Massachusetts  Army  and  therefore  ad- 
judge him  to  receive  Ten  Lashes  on  his 
bare  back  with  a  Cat  of  Nine  Tails 
The  Genl  approves  the  above  Sentences 
and  orders  them  to  be  executed  The  first 
fair  Day. 

Brig.  Orders. 
F.    Otfr    of    the    day    Colo.   Stark,   Adj 
Woodward 

Fd  Offr  of  the  Picqt   Colo   Webb,   M'j. 
Butterick 

Within  the  Lines  Colo  Webbs  Regt. 
Plow'd  Hill  1—3—3—2—50 
Richd.  Thompson    in   Colo  Webbs  Reg. 
try'd  for  Desertion,   the   Court  adjudge 


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the  Prisoner  to  be  guilty  only  of  absent- 
ing Himself  from  Camp  without  Leave 
and  judge  him  to  be  severely  repreraand- 
ed  at  the  Head  of  the  Regt.  James  Brown 
of  Colo  Webbs  Regt  try'd  for  Stealing  a 
Pocket  Book,  the  Court  Acquit  him— 
The  Genl  approves  of  the  Sentences  and 
orders  Said  Brown  to  be  released  and 
Thompson  to  be  repremanded  Tomorrow 
a.  m.  9  o'clock 

Colo  Reed  Colo  Nixon  &  Colo  Stark  or 
any  Two  of  them  are  appointed  a  Com- 
mittee to  inspect  the  Provisions  that  may 
be  complained  of  as  bad  or  unwhole- 
some and  Condemn  the  Same  if  not  good 
and  give  a  written  Certificate  thereof, 
which  being  presented  to  the  Commis- 
sary he  is  to  deal  out  a  like  Quantity  of 
good  Provisions  in  Lieu  thereof  and  the 
bad  Provisions  to  be  returned  to  him — 
the  Clark  of  the  Market  is  in  future  to 
deal  out  one  Cord  of  Wood  Pr  Week  to 
every  40  Men  that  are  in  Barracks  and 
double  that  Quantity  to  them  in  Hutts 
and  Tents  the  Adjutants  are  to  make  him 
a  Return  accordingly  particularly  Speci- 
fying the  Regimt.  with  an  Acct.  of  those 
in  Tents  and  Hutts,  the  Orders  of  the 
22d  Instant  respecting  Wood  not  to  be 
attended  to  in  future. 

The  Commanding  Officers  of  the  Regimts 
in  this  Brigade  are  to  send  for  140  Snow 
Shovels  for  each  Regimt  on  the  new 
Establishment  the  Clark  of  the  Market 
is  to  furnish 

The  Quartermasters  in  making  out 
their  Accounts  of  Arrearages  are  to 
charge  the  Commissary  Genl.  for  all  the 
Money  due  to  their  Regts  on  acct  of  the 
Potatoes  and  Onions  being  delivered  out 
of  the  Store  at  a  higher  Price  than  they 
were  taken  in  at  in  Order  that  the  Sol- 
diers may  receive  the  Money  What  was 
said  of  the  Orders  of  the  22d  Inst  re- 
specting the  Soldiers  deserting  the  Lines 
and  Leaving  them  to  the  Mercy  of  the 
Enemy  the  Moment  their  Time  is  out 


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was  by  no  means  meant  for  the  Militia 
lately  come  in  as  the  Gen.  has  never  en- 
tertained an  Idea  but  that  those  Men 
who  have  discovered  so  noble  a  Spirit 
Hitherto  will  if  it  be  found  necessary 
continue  a  few  days  longer  in  Order  to 
Secure  those  Lines  which  they  with  so 
much  Spirit  came  to  defend — the 
Candles  to  be  delivered  out  to  the  Officers 
and  Soldiers  in  Proportion  to  the 
Kations  they  draw. 

Head  Quarters  Deer  25th  1775 
Parole  Yorkshire  Csn  Saville 
Brigade  Orders  Deer  25th  1775 
Fd  Offr  of  the  day  Majr  Cilley  Adjt  Webb 
Fd  Offr  of  the  Picqt.  Lt  Colo  Wyraan 
Within  the  Lines  Colo  Reed's  Regt. 
Plow'd    Hill    from    Colo     Poor's   Regt. 
1_2_3— 3— 50 

The  Garrison  Courtmartial  whereof  Lt 
Colo  Holden  is  President  is  to  sett  To- 
morrow at  9  oClock  a.  m.  for  the  Tryal 
of  all  such  Persons  as  may  be  brought 
before  them  at  Colo  Holden's  Barrack 
all  concerned  to  attend— The  Officers  of 
the  Magazine  Guard  and  the  Sergt.  of 
the  Quarter  Guard  to  make  Returns  of 
their  Respective  Guards  at  8  oClock  in 
the  Morning  or  before  to  the  Capt.  of 
the  Main  Guard  to  insert  them  with  his 
Return  and  deliver  it  to  the  Officer  of 
the  day  on  the  Genl.  Parade  whilst  the 
Sergt.  is  parading 

A  Scammell  B.  Mr 
Camp  on  W.  Hill  26  December  1775. 
Brig  Genl.  Sullivans  Orders. 
F.  Officer  of  the  Day  Tomorrow  Major 
Hale 

Adjutant  Peabody 
Picquet  Colo  Reed  Major  Miller 
Picquet   within  the  Lines  Tonight  Colo 
Nixons  Regiment. 

On  Plough'd  Hill  Colo  Poor  1—1—2—2— 
50. 

D    F 
Powder  House  1—1—1—20—1—1. 
Head  Quarters  2Gth  December  1775. 
Parole  Baltimore  Countn  Lux 


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A  Court  of  Enquiry  Consisting  of  Maj 
Genl  Putnam  Presdt  and  Brigr  Genls 
Heath  Sullivan  and  Green  Members  held 
by  Order  of  his  Excellency  the  Genl  to 
examine  into  the  Cause  of  Complaint 
exhibited  by  a  Number  of  Field  Oflicers 
and  others  in  Genl  Sullivans  Brigade 
against  the  Commissary  Genl.  Joseph 
Trumball  Esqr.  The  Articles  in  the 
Complaint  were  first  not  delivering  out 
the  Back  Allowance  Pease  or  the  Value 
thereof  in  Money  to  the  Oflicers  and 
Men.  Secondly  for  taking  in  Onions  at 
2s,  8d  and  delivering  them  out  at  4s 
thirdly  for  taking  in  Potatoes  at  16d  and 
delivering  them  out  at  2s 

The  Court  on  mature  Consideration 
beg  Leave  to  report  to  his  Excellency 
that  the  first  Art.  of  the  Charge  is 
groundless,  that  the  2d  and  third  Art.  are 
Confessed  by  the  Commiss.y  Genl — and 
tho.  the  Court  are  fully  Satisfyd  there 
was  not  the  least  Design  of  Fraud  in  Mr. 
Trumball  they  are  unanimous  of  Opinion 
that  the  Measure  was  Pernicious  and 
injudicious,  the  Genl  approves  of  the 
above  Court  of  Enquiry.  At  a  Court  of 
Enquiry  held  at  Roxbury  to  examine  into 
the  Conduct  of  Major  Park  Deputy  Q. 
M.  Gen'l  whereof  Colo  Jedediah  Hunt- 
ington was  Presidt  for  forcebly  Quart. g 
Troops  in  the  House  of  Majr  Thompson 
the  Court  was  of  Opinion  that  Maj.  Park 
Conducted  Himself  in  Obedience  to  his 
Orders  and  the  Necessity  of  the  Case 
required. 

Thomas  Treffry  of  Capt.  Glovers  Cora, 
in  Colo  Glovers  Regt  tryd  for  Deser- 
tion is  found  Guilty  and  ordered  to 
pay  20  s  L.  M.*  to  be  appropriated  ac- 
cording to  the  Rules  and  Regulations 
of  the  Massts  Army,  the  Genl  approves 
of  the  Proceedings  of  the  Court  held  on 
Maj  Park  and  of  the  Sentence  of  the 
Genl  Court  Martll  above  mentioned  and 
Orders  it  to  take  Place  immediately. 

*  Lawful  Money, 


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Head  Quarters  Dec  27th  1775. 

Parole  Anapolis  Countsn  Chace. 

The  Regimental  QrMastrs  are  forth- 
with to  Settle  with  and  give  Receipts  to 
the  Commissary  Genl.  or  his  Deputy  the 
day  they  next  draw,  they  are  to  take  the 
whole  of  the  Provision  and  weekly  al- 
lowance then  due.  The  Colos  who  have 
purchased  Cloathing  at  the  Qr  Master 
Genls  Store  for  tbe  use  of  their  Men,  are 
directed  to  discharge  their  respective 
Debts  out  of  the  Moneys  they  are  about 
to  Receive  in  behalf  of  their  Respective 
Corps.  The  Colos  of  the  New  Establish- 
ments to  order  their  Recruiting  Officers 
to  Send  all  the  Recruits  they  have  Raised 
to  their  Respective  Regts  at  Roxbury  and 
Cambridge  by  the  first  of  Jany  Next. 

Brigade  Orders  Deer  27th  1775,  Fd 
Off  of  the  day  Colo  Webb,  Adj,  Holden, 
Oft'r  of  the  Picqt  Lt  Colo  Holden 

Within   the  Lines  Colo  Stark's  Regim't 

Plough'd  Hill  Colo  Poor— 0—3— 3— 3— 
2—50 

Head  Quarters  December  28,  1775, 

Parole  Jamaica,  Countn  Price 

As  the  Time  is  just  at  Hand  when  the 
Massachusetts,  New  Hampshire  &  Rhode 
Island  Troops  not  again  inlisted  will  be 
released  from  their  present  Engagement, 
The  Genl  recommends  to  Consider  what 
may  be  the  Consequence  of  their  abrupt 
departure  from  the  Lines.  Should  any 
Accident  happen  to  them  before  the  new 
Army  gets  greater  Strength  they  not  only 
fix  eternal  disgrace  upon  themselves  as 
Soldiers  But  inevitable  Ruin  perhaps 
upon  their  Country  &  Families. 

It  is  from  no  dislike  to  the  Conduct  of 
the  Officers  that  the  Genl.  requests  the 
Men  to  Stay  without  them. 
But  in  the  1st  Place  because  it  is  un- 
nessary  to  burden  the  Continent  with 
a  greater  Number  of  Officers  than  are 
requisite  to  the  Men  and  in  the  next  be- 
cause it  retards  the  forming  &  the 
proper  Government  of  the  new  Regimts 
those  Nou  Comraissd.   Officers  and  Sol- 


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diers  therefore  who  have  their  Couutry's 
Welfare  so  much  at  Heart  as  to  stay  till 
the  last  of  Jan'y  if  necessary  may  join  any 
Compy  in  any  of  the  new  established 
Regiments  they  please  provided  they  do 
not  increase  the  Number  of  Rank  and  File 
to  more  than  76  Men.  more  than  which 
no  Compy.  is  to  exceed.  All  the  Officers 
and  Soldiers  at  present  of  other  Regts 
appointed  or  inlisted  in  Colo  Leonards 
and  Parsons's  Joseph  Reed's,  Hunting- 
ton, Ward's  Willeys,  and  Bailey's  Re- 
gemts  are  to  join  them  tomorrow,  at 
which  Time  Officers  or  Soldiers  in  either 
of  those  Regimts  which  belong  to  other 
Regts  under  the  new  Establist.  are  to 
join  in  like  Manner — All  Officers  and 
Soldiers  under  the  new  Establishment 
who  belong  to  Colo  Prescott's  Glover's, 
Patterson,  Sargeuts,  Phinney's  Arnold's, 
Grayton's  and  Baldwin's  Regimts  are  to 
join  on  Saturday  next,  when  any  Officer 
or  Soldier  in  either  of  those  Regimts, 
belonging  to  other  Regimts  are  to  re- 
move to  them.  On  Saturday  the  same 
Change  is  to  take  Place  with  Respect  to 
Colo  James  Reed's,  Nixon's,  Stark's 
Whitcomb's  Poor's  barnum's  Hitchcock's 
Little's,  Webb's  Bond's  &  Hutchinsons 
Regts  It  is  recommended  to  the  Colos 
of  either  of  the  above  named  Regimts  to 
send  Officers  at  the  same  Time  appoint- 
ed to  receive  and  march  the  Men  from 
the  Regts  they  are  inlisted  out  of  to 
those  they  are  to  join  that  it  may  be  ef- 
fected with  more  Regularity  and  Ease 
and  the  Change  made  with  as  little  Con- 
fusion as  possible 

It  is  expected  of  such  men  as  are  de- 
termined not  to  Continue  in  the  Service 
another  Campaign  that  they  will  Sell 
their  Blanketts  to  those  who  do  and  are 
in  want  of  them,  the  same  Thing  is  rec- 
ommended to  the  Militia. 

In  appraizing  the  Arms,  the  Genl.  ex- 
pects that  they  be  numbered  and  marked 
in  such  a  Manner  as  the  owners  of  them 
and  the  Prices  may  at  any  Time  be  ascer. 


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tained  upon  the  Delivery  of  them  by  the 
Commis'y  of  the  Stores  All  Arms  thus 
appraized  and  taken  for  the  use  of  the 
Publick  must  be  delivered  into  the  Care 
of  the  Commissy  of  the  Ordinance  Stores, 
but  may  be  returned  immediately  if  the 
Colo  will  pass  his  Rect.  for  them  and 
Acct  for  the  Delivery  thereof  to  his    Men 

— Brigade  Orders — 
Offr  of  the  day  Adjt.   Chandler  of  the 
Picqt  Colo  Doolittle  Majr  Butterick. 
Within  the  Lines  Colo  Poor's  Regt. 
Picqt.  1—2—2—3—50 
Head  Quartrs.  29  Deer.  1775 
Parole  Providence  Count.  Salem 
The  Commissary   having  estimated    the 
Value  of  the  different  Species  of  Pro- 
visions which  constitute  a  Ration   under 
Continental    Allowance    and     finding  it 
amount  to  7  1-2  L.  M — The  Genl  having 
seen   the   said   Estimate   approves   of   it 
and  orders  that  they  may   be  settled  ac- 
cordingly   The  Genl  was  in   great  Hopes 
that  a  Sufficient  Sum  of  Money   would 
have  been  sent  from  Philadelphia  to  have 
paid  the  Troops  for  the  Month  of  Octr 
Novr  and  Deer,  but  is  sorry  to   inform 
that  there  is   no  more  yet  arrived  than 
will  allow  one  Month's  Pay,  the   Advance 
to  the  new  Army  and  Blanket  Money  fur- 
nishing at  the  same  Time  the  Commis- 
sary and  Quartermaster  Genls.  with  such 
sums  as  are  necessary  for  Conducting 
their  Business. 

The  Genl  has  already  wrote  Express  to 
the  Congress  for  more  Money  and  hopes 
seedily  to  be  furnished  with  a  Sufficient 
Sum  to  pay  them  in  full.  Particular 
care  is  to  be  taken  by  the  Colos  and  Com- 
manding Officers  of  Corps  not  to  Suffer 
any  Ammunition  to  be  carried  off  by  any 
discharged  Men,  but  that  the  same  be 
Collected  and  delivered  to  the  new  Re- 
cruits is  necessary  if  not  to  the  Commis- 
sary of  Stores. 

Brigade  Orders 

Fd  Offr.  of  the  day  Colo    Reed    Adt. 


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Picqt.  Lt.  Colo  HoldeD   Within  the  Lines 
Colo  Hutchinsons  Regt. 

Plowd.  Hill     1—2—2—3—50 

Head  Quarters  Dec'r  30th,  1775. 

As  the  Want  of  timely  Supply's  of 
Cash  has  prevented  the  discharged  Men 
from  receiving  more  than  one  Month's 
Pay  at  this  Time,  the  Q.  Mr.  Genl  may 
withhold  his  Accts  until  the  next  Pay- 
ment when  his  Charges  against  the  Sevl. 
Regimts  must  be  paid.  The  Commissary 
Genl  is  to  Serve  Provisions  or  the  Value 
thereof  to  the  discharged  Men  to  carry 
them  home  allowing  1  Ration  to  every  20 
Mile  they  March  As  the  Genl.  is  in- 
formed that  a  Number  of  free  Negroes 
are  desirous  of  iulistiug,  he  gives  Leave 
to  the  Recruit-g  Officers  to  entertain 
them  and  promises  to  lay  the  Matter 
before  the  Congress  who  he  doubts  not 
will  approve  of  it.  The  Massachusetts, 
R  Island  &  N  Hampr  Rgts  upon  the  Old 
Establishmts  to  parade  tomorrow  Morn- 
ing at  10  oClock  upon  their  Respective 
Regimental  Parades  when  they  will  hear 
and  receive  the  Commander  in  Chiefs 
Directions.  Such  ol  the  Non  commissd. 
Officers  and  Soldiers  who  presume  to 
carry  off  their  Arms  Contrary  to  express 
Orders  of  the  Genl  and  the  most  pressing 
Demands  of  their  Country  may  depend 
upon  it  they  will  be  mulcted  all  the  Pay 
and  Ration  Money  now  due  to  them 
Brig :  Orders 

Fd  Offr  of  the  day  Lt  Colo  Gilman 
Adjt  Putnam 
of  the  Picqt  Colo  Nixon  Majr  Hale 
Lines  Colo  Doolittle  Picqt.    0—2—3—3 
—50 

Head  Quarters  31  December  1775. 
Parole  Baker  Countn.  London 
Camp  on  Winter  Hill  31  Deer.  1775 
Genl  Sullivans   Orders 
F  Officer  of  the  Day  Tomorrow   Lt  Colo 
Holden  Adjutant  Webb — 
F  Officer  of  the  Picquett  Lt  Colo  Nixon 
Picquet  within  the  Lines  to  Night   Colo 
Webbs  Regt. 
On  Ploughd  Hill  Colo  Poor  1—2—2—3—34 


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Head  Quarters  Jan'y  1 — 177G, 
Parole  Congress  Couutn  America — 
This  day  giving  Commencement  of  the 
new  Army  within  every  Point  of  View  is 
continental,  the  Genl  flatters  himself 
that  a  laudible  Spirit  of  Emulation  will 
now  take  Place  and  pervade  the  whole 
of  it,  without  such  a  Spirit  few  Ofticers 
have  arrived  to  any  Degree  of  Reputa- 
tion, nor  did  any  Army  over  be  come 
formidable,  His  Excellency  hopes  that 
the  Importance  of  the  Great  Cause  all 
are  engaged  in  will  be  deeply  impressed 
upon  every  man's  Mind,  and  wishes  it 
to  be  considered,  that  an  Army  without 
Order  Regularity  and  Discipline  is  no 
better  than  a  Commissioned  Mob,  let  us 
therefore  when  every  thing  dear  and 
valuable  to  free  men  is  at  Stake  when 
our  unnatural  Parent  is  threatning  us 
with  Destruction  from  every  Quarter, 
endeavor  by  all  the  Skill  and  Discipline 
in  our  Power  to  acquire  that  knowledge 
and  Conduct  which  is  necessary  in  War, 
our  Men  are  brave  and  good,  men  who 
with  Pleasure  it  is  observed  are  addicted 
to  fewer  Vicos  than  are  Commonly  found 
in  Armies,  but  it  is  Subordination  and 
Discipline  (the  Life  and  Soul  of  an 
Army)  which  next  under  Providence  is 
making  us  formidable  to  our  Enemies, 
honourable  in  ourselves  and  respected  in 
the  World,  and  herein  is  to  be  shewn 
the  Goodness  of  the  Officers  In  vain 
it  is  for  a  Genl  to  issue  Orders  if  Orders 
are  not  attended  to,  equally  vain  is  it  for 
a  few  Officers  to  exert  themselves,  if  the 
Same  Spirit  does  not  animate  the  whole, 
it  is  therefore  expected  it  is  notd.  in- 
sisted upon,  each  Brigadr.  will  be  at- 
tentive to  the  Discipline  of  his  Brigade 
to  the  Exercises  of  and  the  Conduct 
observed  in  it  calling  the  Colos  and 
Field  Officers  of  a  Regt  to  severe  acct. 
for  Neglect  or  Disobedience  of  Orders 
the  same  attention  is  to  be  paid  by  the 
Field  Officers  to  the  respective  Companies 
of  their  Regimts  by  the  Captains  to  their 


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Subs  and  so  on  and  that  the  Plea  of 
Iiinorauce  (which  is  no  Kxeuse)  for  the 
Neglect  of  Orders  but  Rither  an  Aggra- 
vation may  not  be  ottered  it  is  ordered 
and  directed  that  not  only  every  Regt 
but  every  Compy  do  keep  au  Orderly 
Book  to  which  frequent  Recourse  is  to 
be  had,  it  being  expected  that  all  Stand- 
ing orders  be  rigidly  obeyed  untill 
altered  Or  Countermanded  it  is  also 
expected  that  all  Orders  which  are 
necessary  to  be  Communicated  to  the 
Men  be  regularly  read  and  Carefully 
explained  to  them. 

As  it  is  the  first  Wish  of  the  Genl  to 
have  the  Business  of  the  Army  conducted 
without  Puuishment,  to  accomplish 
which  he  assures  every  Ottlcer  and  Sol- 
dier, that  as  far  as  it  is  in  his  Power  he 
will  reward  such  as  particularly  distin- 
guish themselves  at  the  Same  Time  he 
declares  that  he  will  Punish  every  Kind 
of  Neglect  or  misbehaviour  in  an  exem- 
plary manner 

As  the  great  variety  Occurrences,  and 
the  Multiplicity  of  Business  in  Which  the 
Genl  is  necessarily  engaged  may  with- 
draw his  Attention  from  many  Oojects 
and  Things  which  might  be  improved  to 
Advantage,  he  takes  this  Opportunity  of 
declaring  that  he  will  thank  any  Officer 
of  whatsoever  Rank  for  any  useful  Hints 
or  profitable  Informations,  but  to  avoid 
Trivial  Matters  as  his  Time  is  very  much 
ingrossed,  he  requires  that  it  may  be 
introduced  thro'  the  Channel  of  a  Genl 
Officer  who  is  to  weigh  the  Importance 
before  he  communicates  it,  All  Standing 
Orders  heretofore  issued  for  the  Govern- 
ment of  the  late  Army,  of  which  every 
Regt  has  or  ought  to  have  Copies  are  to 
be  strictly  comply'd  with  until  changed 
or  Countermanded. 

Every  Regt.  upon  the  new  Establish- 
ment is  to  give  in  signed  by  the  Colo  or 
Commanding  Officer  an  exact  List  of  the 
Commissd  Officers  in  Order  that  they 
may  receive  Commissions  particular  Care 


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is  to  be  taken  that  no  Persons  included 
as  an  Offr  but  such  as  have  been  Ap- 
pointed by  proper  Authority  any  Attempt 
of  that  Kind  in  the  new  Army  will  bring 
Severe  Punishment  upon  the  Author  the 
Genl  will  upon  any  Vacancies  that  may 
happen  receive  Recommendations  and 
give  them  proper  Considerations  but  the 
Congress  alone  are  competent  to  the 
Appointment — 

An  Exact  Return  of  the  Strength  of 
each  Regt  is  to  be  given  in  as  soon  as 
possible  distinguishing  the  Number  of 
Militia  and  such  of  the  Regimts  as  do 
join  for  a  Month  only  from  the  Estab- 
lished Men  of  the  Regt. 

This  being  the  day  of  the  Commence- 
ment at  the  Establishment,  The  Genl 
pardons  all  the  Offences  of  the  old  and 
commands  all  Prisoners  except  Prisoners 
of  War  to  be  released  immediately — 

Brig  Orders 
Fd  Offr  of  the  day  Colo  Nixon 
Adj  Peabody 

Fd  Offr  of  Picqt  Colo  Stark  &  Mj.  Moor 
Within  the  Lines  Colo  Reeds  Regt 
Plough'd  Hill  Colo  Poor  1—2—2—3—54. 
Powder  house  Guard. 
Head  Quarters  Jany  2d  1776* 
Parole  Holland  Countersign  William  — 
That  every  Officer  may  be   perfectly   well 
acquainted  with  the  Establishment  of  the 
present  Army  in  Order  that  they   may   be 
governed  by   it  and   make  their   returns 
agreeable  there  to,   the   General   informs 
them  that  each  Regiment  is  to  consist  of 
a  Colonel,  Lieutenant  Colonel  and  Major, 
Eight  Companies,  an  adjutant,  a  quarter 
Master,  a  Surgeon,  &  a   Surgeon's  Mate, 

*Note.  —  January  1st,  1776,  presented  a 
great  change  in  the  American  army.  The  offi- 
cers and  men  of  the  new  regiments  were  join- 
ing their  respective  Corps;  those  of  the  old 
regiments  were  going  home  by  hundreds  and 
by  thousands.  The  best  arms,  such  as  were 
fit  for  service,  were  detained  from  the  soldiers 
who  were  going  home ;  they  were  to  be  paid 
for;  but  it  created  much  uneasiness.  Such  a 
change,  in  the  very  teeth  of  an  enemy,  is  a  most 
delicate  maneauvre ;  but  the  British  did  not  at- 
tempt to  take  any  advantage  of  it.— Gen.  Wil- 
liam Heath. 


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whither  a  Chaplain  will  be  allowed  to 
each  Regiment,  or  one  to  two  Regiments, 
is  yet  to  be  determined,  each  Company 
will  Consist,  of  a  Captain,  a  first  & 
second  Lieutenant,  &  an  Ensign;  four 
Sergeants,  four  Corporals,  a  Drummer  & 
Fifer,  &  seventy  six  privates  &  no  more, 
on  any  pretence  whatever;  as  the  weekly 
returns,  as  are  ordered  to  be  given  in  by 
Saturday;  are  very  irregularly  made, 
often  times  not  before  Monday,  The 
General  desires,  that  the  Commanding 
Officers,  of  every  Core  will  be  exact,  in 
delivering  them  to  their  Brigade  Majors 
Every  Saturday  at  orderly  time  who  is 
to  be  answerable  to  the  adjutant  General 
for  any  neglect  of  Business;  for  the  last 
it  is  strongly  recommended,  to  choose 
officers  to  examiue  their  Returns  before 
they  sign  &  deliver  them  to  the  Major  of 
Brigades  whether  Pay  Rolls  Muster  Rolls, 
or  weekly  Returns;  or  returns  of  any 
kind  that  are  demanded;  as  negligence 
will  not  be  overlooked,  &  false  returns 
punished  with  the  greatest  Severity;  the 
General  is  apprehensive  that  more  Men 
are  absent  upon  Furlow  than  are  allowed 
by  general  Orders :  if  so,  he  desires  the 
Colonels  &  Commanding  officers  of  such 
Regiments  to  rectify  the  Mistake,  without 
loss  of  time— And  for  a  due  regulation  of 
this  Matter,  &  further,  no  Soldier  is  to  be 
absent  without  Leave,  in  writing  signed 
by  the  Commanding  officer  of  the 
Regiment  he  belongs  to,  &  a  Register 
thereof  made  in  the  Regimental  Book— 
which  Furlow  is  to  be  delivered  to  the 
said  commanding  officer  so  soon  as  he 
returns  &  if  it  should  appear  that  any 
Soldier  has  ever  staid  his  time  without 
just  Reason  a  note  thereof  is  to  be  made 
in  said  Book,  &  a  furlow  denied  him  on 
any  Application  besides  suffering  such 
Punishment  as  may  be  by  a  Regimental 
Court  Martial  be  inflicted 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Jany  2d  1776. 
General  Sullivans  Orders. 


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Field  Officer  of  the  Day  Col  Poor   Adju- 
tant Holden 

Field  Officer  of  the  Picquet  Lieut  Colo 
Gilman 

Picquet  within  the  Lines  to  Night 
Col  Nickersons  Regiment 

Picquet  on  Plow'd  Hill  Col  Reed 

1—3—2—3-59.    Drum  &  fife 
Nickersons  1—2—3—2—38 
Starks  1—2—3—3—54 

Col  Poors     1—2—3—2—54 

Head  Quarters,  Jany  3d  1776 
Parole  Woodford  Countersign  Norfolk 

The  Continental  Rules  and  Articles 
(as  lately  amended)  for  the  better 
Government  of  the  troops  of  the  thirteen 
united  Colonies  are  now  to  take  Place, 
all  trials  therefore  are  to  be  under  these 
Articles,  &  in  Compliance  with  the  first 
all  Officers  are  to  Subscribe  to  them  each 
Colonel  or  Commanding  officer  of  a 
Regiment  or  Corps  is  to  apply  to  the 
Adjutant  General  for  a  set  for  each 
Company  &  one  for  himself  &  Officers 
to  subscribe,  which  last  is  to  be  returned 
in    when  the  Commissions  are  given  out, 

These  Articles  are  to  be  read  to  the 
Men  by  an  officer  of  a  Company  at  least 
once  a  month  this  to  be  considered  as  a 
standing  order. 

The  Commissary  of  Stores  is  immedi- 
ately to  make  a  general  Return  of  all 
the  Stores  under  his  Care  here  &  at 
Roxbury  iu  doing  which  he  is  to  be  very 
exact.  An  Account  of  the  Arms  Is 
wanted  without  Delay  It  was  with  no 
small  Degree  of  Surprise  that  the  General 
yesterday  saw  after  the  repeated  Orders 
which  have  been  issued  for  having  the 
Tents  (so  soon  as  the  Barracks  were  fit 
to  enter)  returned  to  the  Quarter  Master 
General.  Several  of  them  standing  un- 
inhabited &  in  a  disgraceful  &  ruinous 
Situation  &  more  over  hears  that  others 
Serve  only  for  Beding,  the  officers  who 
have  suffered  this  neglect  will  please  to 
be  informed  that  this  is  the  last  admo- 
nition that   will  be  given   on  this  Head, 


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It  is  expected  that  the  Commanding 
Officers  of  Regiments  will  be  exceeding- 
ly attentive  to  the  training  exercising 
&  Disciplining  their  Men  bringing  them 
acquainted  as  soon  as  possible  with  the 
different  Evolutions  &  Maneuurres 
necessary  to  be  practised. 

And  as  nothing  reflects  more  disgrace 
upon  an  officer  or  is  more  pernicious  & 
dangerous  in  itself  than  suffering  Arms 
to  be  in  bad  Order,  the  General  assures 
the  Officers  &  Men  that  he  will  never 
overlook  or  pardon  a  Neglect  of  this 
kind 

There  are  many  Practises  in  regular 
Service  highly  worthy  of  Immitation 
but  none  more  essential  than  this,  & 
keeping  Soldiers  always  clean  &  neat, 
the  first  is  absolutely  necessary  for  Self 
Preservation  the  other  for  Health  & 
appearance,  for  if  a  Soldier  cannot  be 
induced  to  take  Pride  in  his  Person,  he 
soon  becomes  a  Sloven  &  indifferent  to 
everything  else;  whilst  we  have  Men 
therefore  who  in  every  respect  are 
Superior  to  Mercenary  Troops  that  are 
fighting  for  two  pence  or  threepence  pr. 
Day  only,  why  cannot  we  in  appearance 
be  equal  to  them  when  we  tight  for  Life 
Liberty  Property  and  our  Country, 

The  Companies  now  stationed  in  Cam- 
bridge belonging  to  Colonel  Prescots 
Regiment  are  to  march  immediately  & 
join  their  Regiment  at  Sewalls  Point  the 
Companies  now  stationed  at  Sewall's 
Point  under  the  Command  of  Major 
Weston  are  immediately  to  march  & 
take  Post  at  Fort  Number  one. 

Camp  Winter  Hill  Jany.  3d  177G 
General  Orders- 
Field  officer  of  the  Day  to-morrow  Lieut. 
Colo.  Nixon. 

Adjutant  of  the  Day— Chandler 
Field  officer  of  the  Picquet  Majr  Moore 
Picquet    within  the  Lines   tonight   Col. 

Stark's  Regiment, 


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For  Plough'd  Hill. 
C— S— S— C-P 
Nixon  1—2—2— 1—32—  D   &  F. 

Hied  1—2-3—2—59 

Starks  1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 43—1 — 1 

Poor  0—1—2—2-44 

Hutchinson  1—2—2—2-40 
Webb  0—1—1—2—12 

The  Men  who  have  been  drafted  out 
for  a  Secret  Expedition  are  to  return  to 
their  Duty,  till  further  orders,  yet  they 
are  by  No  Means  to  consider  themselves 
as  free  from  the  Obligation  they  have 
laid  themselves  under  but  upon  proper 
Notice  given  are  to  prepare  to  execute 
the  Command  that  may  then  be  given. 

General  Sullivaus  Orders  Jany  4th  1776. 
Parole  Amsterdam— Countersign  'Del  vit. 
The  Captain  of  each  Company  to  have 
their  Rolls  called  at  eight  of  Clock  in  the 
forenoon  &  four  in  the  afternoon  &  take 
care  that  all  absent  Persons  (without 
Leave)  to  be  marked  that  day  may  be 
punished  for  their  neglect  of  Duty  — 
Every  officer  to  be  present  at  Roll  calling 
&  no  Captain  or  Subaltern  Shall  presume 
to  be  absent  without  Leave  of  the  com- 
manding officer  of  the  Regiment  to  which 
they  belong  or  Field  Officer  without 
License  from  the  Commander  of  the 
Brigade. 

The  Commanding  Officer  of  the  several 
Regiments  are  ordered  to  report  those 
officers  who  attempt  to  sleep  at  Mistick 
or  any  other  Place  without  the  Lines — 
and  to  confine  every  Soldier  who  shall  go 
there  without  leave  of  his  commanding 
officer. 

The  Captains  &  Subalterns  are  strictly 
required  to  give  notice  to  the  command- 
ing officer  when  any  of  their  Soldiers  are 
absent,  that  they  may  be  instantly  con- 
fined, every  commissioned  officer  when 
he  sees  a  large  number  of  Soldiers  col- 
lected is  to  examine  into  the  cause  of 
their  Meeting  &  unless  they  can  assign  a 
good  reason  for  their  assembling  is  to 
order   them   to  disperse  and   to  confine 


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such  as  refuse.     This  is  to  be  more  par- 
ticularly attended  to  about  Mystic. 

Those    Suttlers    &    Sellers    of    strong 
drink  who  shall  in  future  sell  Liquors  to 
Soldiers  after    Sunset    may  depend    on 
being  removed  from  the  Army. 
Field  officer  of  the   Day  tomorrow  Col. 

Hutchinson 
Adjutant  Parsons. 

Picquet  within  the  Lines  Col.  Poors  Reg- 
iment 
Field  Officer  of  the  picquet  Major  Put- 
nam. 
Picquet  on  plough'd  Hill 

C— S— S— C— P 
Col.  Reed  1—2—2—2—51 

Col.  Nixson  1—1—2—2—36 

Col.  Starks  1—2—2—2—36 

Col.  Poor  1—2—2—2—50 

Col.  Webb  o—l— I— 0—10 

Col.  Hutchinson  0—2—2—2—36 
Magazine  Guard 
S— S— C.  P.   D.  F. 
1—1—1—20—1—1 

Garrison  Court  Martial  Whereof  Col. 
Poor  is  appointed  president  is  ordered  to 
set  tomorrow  9  o'clock  a.  m.  at  Col 
Poor's  Barrack  for  the  Trial  of  those 
Persons  Concerned  in  a  riot  Yesterday, 
&  Such  other  prisoners  as  shall  be  brot. 
before    them    all    evidences    &    Persons 


Concerned  to  attend 

C. 

Sub. 

Members  Col. 

,  Reed 

1- 

-2 

Col. 

Nixson 

0- 

-2 

Col. 

Starks 

1- 

-1 

Col. 

Poor 

1- 

-\ 

Col. 

Webb 

1- 

-1 

Col. 

Hutchinsoc 

i    0- 

-2 

Cambridge  Head  Quarters  Jany.  5th,  1776 
Parole  Hancock  Countersign  Adams. 
Major  of  Brigades  to  order  the  Ad- 
jutants to  be  exact  and  punctual  iu  mak- 
ing their  weekly  Returns  of  the  State 
of  each  Regiment  also  a  Separate  return 
of  the  Numbers  inlist'd  in  the  Course  of 
Last  Week  at  orderly  time  tomorrow  the 
weekly  returns  to  be  according  to  the 
form  lately  sent  by  the  Adjutant  General 


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The  Regimentals  which  have  been 
made  up,  and -drawn  for,  may  be  deliv- 
ered to  their  respective  Colls,  by  the 
Quarter  Master  General  to  the  order  of 
those  Colls,  who  drew  them  at  Such 
prices  as  they  have  cost  the  Continent 
which  is  much  cheaper  than  would  other- 
wise be  purchased. 

As  nothing  adds  more  to  the  appear- 
ance of  a  Man,  than  Dress  &  a  proper 
degree  of  Cleanliness  in  his  person;  the 
General  hopes  &  expects  that  each  Regi- 
ment will  contend  for  the  most  Soldierly 
like  Appearance,  he  is  also  very  de- 
sirous of  having  the  Men  instructed  as 
Speedily  as  possible  in  all  the  Parts  of 
their  Duty  &  recomends  it  to  all  the  Colls, 
to  be  very  carefull  in  the  Choice  of  their 
Non  Commissioned  officers,  &  to  their 
Captains,  to  divide  their  Companies  in  to 
small  Squads  appointing  a  Sergeant  and 
Corporal  to  each  from  whom  the  utmost 
Dilgence  is  expected  those  Sergeants  and 
Corporals  are  by  no  means  to  Suffer 
Arms  &  Accoutrements  of  any  man  in 
their  Squad  to  be  dirty  or  unfitt  for  use 
&  as  fast  as  in  them  lies  to  make  the 
men  appear  neat  &  clean  &  Soldier  like ; 
Neglect  of  Duty  in  these  Instances  they 
may  rely  upon  it  will  reduce  them  to  the 
Ranks  these  Orders  are  not  intended  to 
exempt  the  Commissioned  Officers  of  the 
Companies  from  the  Strictest  attention 
to  these  things  on  the  Contrary  As  it 
Serves  to  Shew  the  Generals  Solicitude 
in  having  the  Men  and  their  Arras  ap- 
pear in  the  best  Order  it  is  hoped  they 
will  double  their  diligence. 

If  Col  Brewer  inclines  to  accept  of  the 
appointment  of  Barrack  Master,  he  is  to 
proceed  directly  to  discharge  the  Duty  of 
that  office,  &  as  the  first  Business  to  be 
done  in  an  army  is  with  the  Quarter 
Master  of  each  Regiment  he  is  to  see 
that  the  number  of  Men  for  which  such 
Barracks  was  designed  are  immediately 
quartered  therein,  keeping  the  Regiment 
togeather  as  much  as  possible  that  every 


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Tent  may  be  delivered  to  the  Quarter 
Master  Generals  Store  The  Regimental 
Quarter  Masters  &  their  Sergeants  are  to 
cause  proper  Necessaries  to  be  erected  at 
Convenient  Distance  from  the  Barracks 
in  which  their  men  are  lodged  &  see  that 
those  Necessaries  are  frequently  filled 
up,  any  person  who  shall  be  discovered 
easing  himself  is  to  be  instantly  confined 
and  brot  before  a  regimental  Court  Mar- 
tial, they  are  to  cause  also  the  Filth  & 
Garbage  about  the  Barracks  to  be  re- 
moved and  buried,  in  short,  it  is  in  a  par- 
ticular Manner  the  Duty  of  the  Quarter 
Master  to  see  that  the  Barracks  are  kept 
clean  &  Sweet  the  Victuals  properly  pre- 
pared &c.  And  altho  it  is  the  particular 
Business  of  quarter  Masters  &  their  Ser- 
geants to  see  this  done  it  is  equally 
necessary  &  the  Duty  of  other  Officers  to 
look  into  this  Business,  as  too  much 
care  cannot  be  used  in  a  Matter  where 
the  Health  of  the  Men  so  much  depend 
upon  it. 

Winter  Hill  Jany  5th  1776 
Field     Officer     of     the    Day    tomorrow 
Majr  Brooks  Adjutant  Putnam 
Field    Officer    of    the  Picquet  Lt.    Col. 
McDuffee 

Picquett  within  the  Lines  Col.  Hutchin- 
sons  Regiment 

Col.  Poor  1—2— 2—  2— 50— 1—1— 
Head  Quarters  Jany  6th  1776 
Parole  Gerry — Countersign  Chace 

The  General  is  sorry  That  a  custom 
has  prevailed  at  the  Main  Guard  in  Cam- 
bridge of  permitting  prisoners  to  be  ab- 
sent upon  their  parole,  he  therefore 
orders  a  total  Stop  to  be  put  to  this  prac. 
tice  for  the  future.  Any  officer  offending 
herein  will  be  immediately  put  in  arrest 
&  Tried  for  disobedience  of  Orders  the 
frequent  Application  for  Flaggs  at  Rox- 
bury  having  been  found  Troublesome  & 
at  the  same  time  attended  with  inconven- 
ience Major  General  Ward  is  requested 
to  suffer  no  more  than  one  a  week  to  go 
in  unless  it  be  on  special  occasion  &  this 


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to  happen  on  Tuesdays  at  which  Time  he 
will  appoint  a  proper  officer  to  attend 

Winter  Hill  Jany  ye  5th  1776 
Field  Officer  of  the  Day   tomorrow   Majr 
Moor  Adjutant  Webb. 
Field  Officer  of  ye  Picket  Major  Hale 
Picquet  within  the  Lines 

Col  Reed  i_2-3— 3— 58 

Nixson         1—2—2—1—41 
For  p.  Gd.  Capt. 

Norris  Starks  1—2—1—1—43 

Lt.  Beal      Poor  1—2—3—2-46 

Lt.  Rowell  Hutchinson  0—1—1—3—32 
Head  Quarters  Jany  7th  1776— 
Parole  Lynch  Countersign  Morris 
The  Adjutant  Genl  will  this  day  deliver 
to  the  Brigade  Majors  the  Numbers  of 
New  Articles  of  war  necessary  for  each 
Regiment  in  their  respective  Brigades,  & 
that  no  mistake  in  regard  to  the  said  Ar- 
ticles may  possibly  happen,  each  Book 
is  signed  by  the  honorable  John  Hancock 
Esqr.  President  of  the  Continental  Con- 
gress &  counter  signed  upon  the  title 
page  by  William  Tudor  Esqr.  Judge  Ad- 
vocate of  the  Army  of  the  United  Colo- 
nies. 

Field  Officer  of  ye  Day  Majr.  Putnam 
Adjutant  Peabody— Field  Officer  of  the 
Picquet  Colo  Reed 

Picquet  within  the  Lines  Col.  Reed's 
Regiment 

Col  Poor  1—1—22—46—  Mag.  Guard 
S— S— C— P— 
1—1—1.  20—1—1 
Richd  Thompson  of  Col.  Webbs  Regi- 
ment confined  for  deserting  the  second 
Time  &  for  every  other  thing  bad  &  un- 
becoming a  Soldier  tried  by  a  late  Garri- 
son Court  Martial  &  found  Guilty. 
Therefore  Sentenced  to  receive  twenty 
Stripes  on  his  naked  Back  pay  the  owner 
of  a  Surtout  he  stole  four  Dollars  out  of 
his  months  advance  pay  now  due  for  the 
month  of  January  &  drum'd  out  of  the 
Army.  Like  wise  John  Leavitt  of  Capt. 
Coffin's  Company  tried  by  the  Same 
Court  for  drunkenness  &  being 
absent  from  Guard  sentenced  to  pay  a 


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fine  of  ten  Shillings  but  many 
alleviating  Circumstances  appearing  in 
his  favour  induce  the  Court  to  recom- 
mend him  to  the  Genls  Mercy— James 
Gayner  of  Capt  Hull's  Comp  in  Col 
Webbs  Regiment  tried  for  threatening  & 
challeuging  to  flght.  the  prisoner  con- 
fessed himself  Guilty  &  threw  himself 
upon  the  Mercy  of  the  Court  who  on  ac- 
count of  his  Humility  &  his  Capts  Inter- 
cession acquit  him,  the  Sentence  against 
said  Thompson  approved  by  Genl  Sulli- 
van &  ordered  to  be  executed  tomorrow 
9  oClock  a.m.  at  the  Head  of  Col  Webbs 
Regiment.  John  Leavitt  pardoned  & 
James  Gayner  ordered  to  be  immediately 
released. 

The  Regiments  on  Winter  Hill  to  be  at 
their  alarm  posts  tomorrow  10  oClock 
a.  m.  Col.  Webbs  Regiments  to  draw  be- 
fore the  Citadel  the  Companies  of  Militia 
now  belonging  to  Genl  Sullivans  Brigade 
to  join  their  respective  Regiments  at 
their  alarm  Post  The  Court  of  Enquiry 
whereof  Col.  Webb  is  President  to  set  to 
morrow  morning  at  Col.  Webbs  Barrack 
8  oClock  a.  m.  to  settle  a  Dispute  between 
Lieut.  Baker  Lieut.  Mathes  respecting 
some  Soldiers  said  to  have  enlisted  with 
each  of  them— all  concerned  to  attend. 
Capt.  Clough  ]  for 
Lt  Kimball  Vpicqt. 
Ensn  Colcord  J  tomorrow 

Head  Quarters  Jany  ye  8th  1776. 
Parole  Harrison  Countersign  Johnson 
It  is  exceediugly  astonishing  to  the 
General  that  he  is  yet  without  those  Re- 
turns which  were  called  for  on  the  first  & 
third  Instant,  it  is  impossible  that  the 
business  of  an  Array  can  be  conducted 
with  any  Degree  of  Regularity  or  propri- 
ety where  so  much  Inattention  prevails. 
And  he  desires  that  the  commanding 
officers  of  such  Regiments,  as  are  con- 
scious of  their  neglect,  in  the  Instances 
now  referred  to ;  will  take  notice  &  be 
fully  persuaded,  that  if  their  Returns  are 
not  made  at  or  before  orderly  time  to- 


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morrow  they  will  be  immediately  Ordered 
under  an  arrest  &  tried  for  disobedience 
of  Orders 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  8th  Jany  1776 
Field  officer  of  the  Day  tomorrow  Col 
McDuffee  Adjutant  Holden.  Field  Officer 
of  the  Picquet  Major  Brooks  Picquet 
within  the  Lines  toNight  Col  Nixous  Reg- 
iment 

Picquet  on  plough'd  Hill 

Col.  Reed     1—2—2—3—58 

Nixson     1—2—3—1—41 

Starks     1— 1-1—1—43 

Poor     1—2—3—3—46 

Hutchinsons  0—2—2—2—32 

Webb  1—1—1—0-20  D— 1— F.  1 
Winter  Hill  8th  Jany  1776 
Genl  Sulllvans  Order 
The  Cols  or  in  their  absence  the  com- 
manding officers  of  the  Regiments  in  this 
Brigade  are  to  see  that  their  Regiments 
are  turned  out  twice  a  Day  for  the  pur- 
pose of  practiceing  the  Manual  Exercise 
&  Evolutions  except  when  the  severity  of 
the  Season  will  not  admit  of  it.  As  the 
attention  of  the  Officers  in  this  Brigade 
has  during  the  last  campaign  been  much 
more  taken  up  in  fortifying  &  strength- 
ning  the  Lines  than  practising  those  ex- 
ercises so  essential  to  render  Troops  for- 
midable &  as  many  young  officers  have 
joined  us  who  tho  in  all  other  respects 
well  qualified  have  not  had  sufficient  op- 
portunity of  acquainting  themselves  with 
the  necessary  Movements  of  any  Army 
the  Genl  therefore  hopes  the  officers  will 
not  looke  upon  a  Recommendation  for 
their  meeting  &  practicing  those  Maneau- 
vres  as  a  reflection  upon  their  skill  but 
on  the  Contrary  that  by  close  application 
they  may  make  themselves  comptent 
Masters  of  the  Military  Art,  &  by  their 
Example  raise  a  spirit  of  Emulation  in 
the  Soldiers  he  flatters  himself  that  those 
officers  who  have  taken  most  pains  to  ac- 
quaint themselves  will  be  most  forward 
in  this  laudable  business  &  that  those 
who  have  had  least  opportunity  will  ira- 


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prove  this  to  the  advautage  of  themselves 
&  the  Soldiers  under  their  command  The 
General  assures  them  that  he  will  do 
everything  in  his  power  to  assist  them  in 
the  undertaking 

Head  Quarters  Jany  9th,  1776 
Parole   Knowlton    Countersign    Charles- 
town — 

The  General  Thanks  Major  Knowlton 
&  the  Officers  &  Soldiers  who  were  under 
his  Command  last  night  for  the  Spirit 
Conduct  &  Secrecy  with  which  they  burnt 
the  Houses  near  the  Enemies  Works 
upon  Bunker  Hill — The  General  was  in  a 
more  particular  Manner  pleased  with  the 
Resolution  the  party  discovered  in  not 
tiring  a  Shot— There  is  nothiug  betrays 
greater  Signs  of  Fear  &  less  of  the  Sol- 
dier than  to  begin  a  loose  undireot  un- 
meaning Fire  from  whence  no  good  can 
result  nor  any  valuable  purpose  be 
answered. 

It  is  almost  certain  that  ye  Enemy  will 
attempt  to  revenge  the  Insult  which  was 
cast  upon  them  last  night,  for  which 
Reason  ye  greatest  Vigilence,  and  care  is 
recommended  as  it  also  is  that  ye  out- 
posts be  always  guarded  by  experienced 
Officers  &  Good  Soldiers  who  are  to  be 
considered  in  other  duties — It  also  again 
and  again  ordered  that  the  Men  are  not 
suffered  to  ramble  from  or  lye  out  of 
their  Quarters  Contrary  to  repeated  Or- 
ders on  this  Head  and  that  their  arms 
and  Accoutrements  to  be  always  in  Or- 
der. 

To  remove  present  doubt,  &  prevent 
further  mistakes  it  is  hereby  expressly 
ordered  and  directed  that  no  persons  do 
proceed  to  discharge  the  duty  of  any 
Office  without  a  regular  Appointment  by 
Commission  from  the  Congress,  or  Genl 
Orders  from  the  Commander  in  Chief, 
no  allowance  will  be  made  to  any  who 
acts  contrary  to  this  Order,  all  Persons 
therefore  for  their  own  sakes  are  desired 
to   take  notice  of   it  &  govern  themselves 


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accordingly  that  no  complaints  hereafter 
be  exhibited  for  Services  unrewarded. 

Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Jany  9th  1770 
Genl  Sullivans  Orders. 
Field  Officer   of   the  Day  to    Morrow  Lt. 

Col.  Gilman 
Adjut    Chandler  —  Field    officer     of    the 

Picquet  Lt  Colo  Poor 
Picquet  within   the  Lines  to   night  Colo. 

Starks  Regiment 

Picquet  on  ploughed  Hill 

1—1  —  1—20—1—1, 
Col  Reed  1—3—3—2—58 

Colo  Nixon  1—2—2—2—41 

Colo  Starks  0—2—2—2—43 

Colo  Poor  1 — 1 — 2 —  2— 46 

Col.  Hutchinson    1—1—2—2—32 


4—9-11-10-220 
Orders  for  a  Court  of  Enquiry  on  ye 
7th  Inst,  was  a  mistake  in  calling  Capt 
Baker  Lt.  it  is  hereby  rectified.  Said 
Court  to  set  to  morrow  9  o'clock,  at  the 
time  &  Place  aforesaid  to  settle  a  Dis- 
pute between  Capt  Baker  of  Colo  Hutch- 
inson's Regiment  &  Lt.  Mathes  of  Colo 
Poor's  Regiment,  the  Adjutants  to  take 
particular  care  that  the  Members  and 
persons  concerned  to  attend  Colo  Webb 
Colo  Poor  Colo  Hutchinson  and  Colo 
Starks,  each  a  Capt — 

Thos  Callahan  of  Colo  Nixon's  Regi- 
ment tryed  by  a  Garrison  Court  Martial 
tryed  for  abusing  two  Corporals,  found 
Guilty  &  sentenced  to  ride  the  wooden 
horse  20  minutes  &  pay  a  fine  of  6  shil- 
lings for  the  good  of  the  Sick  in  Said 
Regiment.  The  above  since  confirmed 
and  ordered  to  be  executed  to  morrow 
10  o'clock  a.  m.  at  the  Head  of  the  Reg- 
iment— 

Also  Charles  Brown  of  Colo  Webbs 
Regiment  tryed  for  drawing  his  Bayo- 
net and  threatening  the  Life  of  several 
of  his  Brother  Soldiers  found  Guilty  & 
sentenced  to  receive  10  Stripes  on  his 
naked  Back  &  pay  a  fine  of  15  s.  for  the 
Benefit   of   the   Sick   in    Said    Regiment 


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but  His  Officer    recorumendiug    him    to 
have   beeu  a  very  good  Soldier  and  never 
coming  under   censure  before   the  Court 
recommended    to  the   Gen.    for    pardon 
The   above    sentence   approved   and    or- 
dered that  the  prisoner  pay  the  tine  of  15 
s.  &  that  the  Stripes  be  remitted. 
Alexander  Scammell,  B.  M. 
Head  Quarters  Jany  10th  1776 
Parole  Nelson  Countersign  Langdon 
His   Excellency  Geul    Washington  has 
been   pleased   to  appoint  Mr.   Wm.  Mir- 
rony     Provost     Marshal     to    the     Army 
of   the   United    Colonies   Serving   in    the 
Massachusetts    Bay.     He     is     therefore 
in  all   things  appertaining  to  his  Office  to 
be  Considered  as  Such 

Brigadr  Genl  Sullivans  Orders. 
Officer   of    the   Day    tomorrow    Major 
Hale  Adjut.  Parsons 

Field    Officer   of   the   Picquet   Lt    Col. 
Nixson 

Picquet    within    the  Lines  tonight  Colo 
Poor's  Regt. 

Picquet  on  ploughd  Hill. 

Ct.— S-St-C— 
Col.  Reed  1—2—2—3—58—1—1— 

1—2—20—1—1  — 
Nixon  0—2—3—1—41 

Starks  1—1—2 — 1— 43 

Poor  1—2—2—2—46 

Hutchinson  1—2—2—3—32 
—Webb- 
John  Mayes  of  Capt  Frances  Compy. 
Colo  Hutchinsons  Regiment  try'd  for 
Stealing  Ammunition  the  Prisoner  being 
arraigned  before  the  Court  plead  not 
Guilty  &  being  the  2d  Time  of  his  being 
arraryned,  no  prosecutor  appearing 
against  him  the  Court  acquited  him — the 
Genl  approves  the  Sentence  &  orders  his 
immediate  Release. 

Head  Quarters  Jany  ye  11th,  1776 
Parole  Mouutaery  Countersign   Calvert 
Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Jany  ye  11th  1776 
Genl  Sullivans  Orders. 
Field  Officer  of  the  Day  toMorrow  Colo 
Reed  Adjut  Putnam 


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Field  Officer  of  ye  Picquet  Lt  Colo 
Oilman 

Picquet   within   the  Lines  tonight  Colo 
Hutchinsons  Regiment 
Picked  on  Piough'd  Hill 
Col.  Reed  i_3_3_2_56— 1— 1 

Col.  Nixson  1—1—3—1—40 

Col.  Starks  1—2— 2— 2—41 

Col.  Poor  1—2—2—3—44 

S— S— C, 
1—1—1—20-1—1 
Col.  Hutchinson  0—1—1—2—39 
Lt.  Sargeant  &  eight  Men  from  each 
Regiment  under  the  Direction  of  their 
respective  Quartr  Masters  to  be  imployed 
tomorrow  in  carrying  the  Timber  &  Shin- 
gles remaining  in  their  respective  Regi- 
ments not  made  use  off  in  finishing  the 
Barracks  to  the  Market,  Capt  Frances  to 
furnish  Teams  if  necessary  Commissary 
Emerson  in  future  to  make  a  return  of 
the  Number  of  Men  who  draw  provisions 
from  his  Store  in  the  Sevl  Regiments  in 
Genl  Sullivan's  Brigade,  every  Saturday 
togeather  with  the  Number  of  those  de- 
tached from  sd.  Regiments  as  wood  cut- 
ters Brick  Makers  &c 

The  Court  of  Enquiry  whereof  Col. 
Webb  is  president  having  enquired  into 
the  Despute  between  Capt  Baker  &  Lt 
Mathes,  unanimously  report,  that  the 
three  men  who  occasioned  Sd.  Dispute 
Viz  Solomon  Day  Benjr  Bury  &  Saml 
Dockham  are  held  by  Capt  Bakers  enlist- 
ment &  ought  immediately  to  join  his 
compy — the  Genl  highly  approves  the 
above  Judgement  &  orders  the  Men  to 
join  Capt  Baker  immediately 
Capt  Wentworth  ^ 

Ensign  Pike  I     for  Picqt  Guard  to 

Ensign  Gladden    J  Night 

Head  Quarters  Jany  12,  1776. 
Parole  Pendleton  Countersign  Deane 

His  Excellency  the  Commander  in 
Chief  having  been  pleased  to  order  an 
advertisement  in  the  several  Newspapers 
of  this  and  the  adjoining  Colonies  Com- 
manding   all  officers   non   commissioned 


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officers  £  Soldiers,  now  absent  upon  any 
Leave  or  pretence  whatsoever  to  join 
their  respective  Regiments  at  Roxbury 
&  Cambridge  by  the  first  Day  of  Febru- 
ary next  &  all  officers  neglecting  to  pay 
due  obedience  thereto  will  be  forth  with 
cashiered  &  every  non  commissioned  offi- 
cer &  Soldier  failing  therein  to  be  tryed 
&  punished  as  Deserters :  the  Cols  & 
commanding  officers  of  Regiments  & 
corps,  are  now  positively  Ordered,  not  to 
grant  any  more  Furlowes  or  leave  of 
absence,  to  any  officer  non  commissioned 
Officer  or  Soldier,  any  former  Order  or 
permition  heretofore  given  notwithstand- 
ing. His  Excellency  therefore  Expects 
Every  Col  &  Commanding  officer  of  Regt 
&  Corps  will  direct  all  those  absent  from 
their  Regiment  or  Corps  to  pay  strict 
obedience  to  this  Order  that  no  person 
may  plead  or  be  allowed  to  plead  Igno- 
rance thereof. 
Genl  Suhivans  Orders. 
Camp  on  Winter  Hill  Jany  12th,  177(5. 
Field  officer  of  ye  Day  to  morrow  Col. 
Webb— 


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